Ploeren
Encyclopedia
Ploeren is a commune
in the Morbihan
department of the region
of Brittany in north-western France
.
As of the census
of 1999, the town has a population of 3984. The estimate for 2007 is 6004.
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 Morbihan
Morbihan
Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...
department of the region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of Brittany in north-western 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...
.
Breton language
In 2008, there was 3,50% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]Demographics
Inhabitants of Ploeren are called Plérinois.As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 1999, the town has a population of 3984. The estimate for 2007 is 6004.
People
Ploeren was the birthplace of:- Mathieu BersonMathieu BersonMathieu Berson is a French footballer who most recently played for Toulouse FC as a midfielder.-Career:...
(born 1980), footballerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...