Ploujean
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Ploujean is a former commune of Finistère
which is now part of Morlaix
since February 22, 1959.
The church was built in the 15th century. It has been listed as a Monument historique
since 1914 by the French Ministry of Culture, and its organ, built by Thomas Dallam II in the 17th century, has been listed since 1992.
It is the birthplace of the Breton poets Tristan Corbière
and Olivier Souvestre (1835–1871). It is also the place where Gabriel Pierné
died in 1937.
The population was 3,142, at the 1954 census.
Morlaix's airport, in Ploujean, is Morlaix – Ploujean Airport. Brit Air
, a regional airline and Air France
subsidiary, is headquartered by the airport in Ploujean.
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
which is now part of Morlaix
Morlaix
Morlaix is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Leisure and tourism:...
since February 22, 1959.
The church was built in the 15th century. It has been listed as a Monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
since 1914 by the French Ministry of Culture, and its organ, built by Thomas Dallam II in the 17th century, has been listed since 1992.
It is the birthplace of the Breton poets Tristan Corbière
Tristan Corbière
Tristan Corbière , born Édouard-Joachim Corbière, was a French poet born in Coat-Congar, Ploujean in Brittany, where he lived most of his life and where he died....
and Olivier Souvestre (1835–1871). It is also the place where Gabriel Pierné
Gabriel Pierné
Henri Constant Gabriel Pierné was a French composer, conductor, and organist.-Biography:Gabriel Pierné was born in Metz in 1863. His family moved to Paris to escape the Franco-Prussian War. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, gaining first prizes for solfège, piano, organ, counterpoint and fugue...
died in 1937.
The population was 3,142, at the 1954 census.
Morlaix's airport, in Ploujean, is Morlaix – Ploujean Airport. Brit Air
Brit Air
Brit Air is a regional airline based on the grounds of Morlaix Airport at Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise out of Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.-History:The airline was established in...
, a regional airline and Air France
Air France
Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...
subsidiary, is headquartered by the airport in Ploujean.