Ploumilliau
Commune in Brittany, France
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Ploumilliau (French pronunciation: [plumijo] ⓘ; Breton: Plouilio) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Ploumilliau
Plouilio | |
|---|---|
The chapel of Saint-Cado, in Ploumilliau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ploumilliau | |
  Ploumilliau  Ploumilliau | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′51″N 3°31′22″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Plestin-les-Grèves |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Kergoat[1] |
Area 1 | 34.69 km2 (13.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,466 |
| • Density | 71.09/km2 (184.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22226 /22300 |
| Elevation | 0–133 m (0–436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Ploumilliau are called milliautais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,735 | — |
| 1975 | 1,865 | +1.04% |
| 1982 | 2,100 | +1.71% |
| 1990 | 2,223 | +0.71% |
| 1999 | 2,173 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 2,489 | +1.71% |
| 2012 | 2,481 | −0.06% |
| 2017 | 2,481 | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 2,466 | −0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 12 December 2006.
