Plouguerneau
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Plouguerneau (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
A municipality located between the right bank of the coastal river Aber-Wrac'h and the English Channel, Plouguerneau is made up of three towns: Plouguerneau in the center of the municipality, Lilia to the west facing the sea and Le Grouanec to the east facing land. It is located in the heart of the Pays pagan and the Pays des Abers.
Plouguerneau has 45 kilometers of coastline, islands included (it is the town in France with the longest coastline); it is also the capital of seaweed harvesters.Template:Clarification needed
International relations
Since 14 July 1967 the commune has been twinned with Neckarhausen, and from 1975 Edingen-Neckarhausen, in Baden-Württemberg. Considered one of the most exemplary twinnings between French and German communities, it earned Plouguerneau the 1990 Europe Prize, awarded by the Council of Europe.[2]
The commune is twinned with a number of villages in South East Cornwall, England, including:
- Template:Flagicon File:Flag of Cornwall.svg St Germans, UK
- Template:Flagicon File:Flag of Cornwall.svg Tideford, UK
Population
Inhabitants of Plouguerneau are called in French Plouguernéens.
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Breton language
In 2008, 12.52% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]
See also
References
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External links
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- Mayors of Finistère Association Template:In lang
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