Plouézec
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Plouézec is a commune
in the Côtes-d'Armor
department in Brittany in northwestern France
.
It has 13 km of rugged coastline that makes it a popular tourist destination all year round, with high quality beaches such as Bréhec and Pors Pin. Its beautiful countryside and coast makes it an ideal place for countryside walks and bike-rides.
Plouézec is twinned with the Irish town of Ballinamore
and the twinning committee hosts a famous Fest Noz
festival every August around the Moulin de Craca
which regularly draws thousands of visitors. There is traditional Irish
and Breton
music, as well as food and drink available. Especially popular is the famous moules-frites
, which is a dish of mussels and french fries.
It has a strong maritime influence and the people often refer to themselves as enfants de la mer (children of the sea). Water-based sports such as fishing, sailing, and swimming are very popular and are practised by locals and tourists alike.
on November 14, 2008.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
department in Brittany in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It has 13 km of rugged coastline that makes it a popular tourist destination all year round, with high quality beaches such as Bréhec and Pors Pin. Its beautiful countryside and coast makes it an ideal place for countryside walks and bike-rides.
Plouézec is twinned with the Irish town of Ballinamore
Ballinamore
Ballinamore is a small town in County Leitrim, Ireland, from the border with Northern Ireland. It is located on the R202 regional road where it is joined by the R199 and R204. means "mouth of the big ford", and the town is so named because it was the main crossing point of the Yellow River,...
and the twinning committee hosts a famous Fest Noz
Fest Noz
A Fest Noz is a Breton traditional festival, with dancing in groups and live musicians playing acoustic instruments....
festival every August around the Moulin de Craca
Moulin de Craca
Moulin de Craca is a windmill in Plouézec, Brittany, France. It is popular amongst both locals and tourists because of its location on top of a cliff overlooking Port Lazo....
which regularly draws thousands of visitors. There is traditional Irish
Music of Ireland
Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th, and into the 21st century, despite globalizing cultural forces...
and Breton
Music of Brittany
Since the early 1970s, Brittany has experienced a tremendous revival of its folk music. Along with flourishing traditional forms such as the bombard-binou pair and fest-noz ensembles incorporating other additional instruments, it has also branched out into numerous sub-genres...
music, as well as food and drink available. Especially popular is the famous moules-frites
Moules-frites
Moules-frites is a popular dish consisting of mussels and French fries that is primarily served in Belgium and northern France."Moules" means mussels and "frites" means fries in French....
, which is a dish of mussels and french fries.
It has a strong maritime influence and the people often refer to themselves as enfants de la mer (children of the sea). Water-based sports such as fishing, sailing, and swimming are very popular and are practised by locals and tourists alike.
Population
Inhabitants of Plouézec are called plouézécains.Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhonegYa d'ar brezhoneg
Ya d'ar brezhoneg is a campaign launched by the Ofis ar Brezhoneg in order to stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, western France. In the first phase, started on 5 October 2001, civil society was targeted. Over 560 enterprises and organisations have signed the...
on November 14, 2008.