Pléhédel

Pléhédel Plehedel
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Michel, in Pléhédel
Coat of arms
Location of Pléhédel
Pléhédel Location within France Pléhédel Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 3°00′25″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Paimpol
Intercommunality	Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Ropers
Area 1	12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,306
• Density	105.7/km2 (273.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22178 /22290
Elevation	22–107 m (72–351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pléhédel (French pronunciation: [ple.edɛl]; Breton: Plehedel) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,134	—
1975	1,185	+0.63%
1982	1,200	+0.18%
1990	1,085	−1.25%
1999	1,122	+0.37%
2007	1,272	+1.58%
2012	1,286	+0.22%
2017	1,313	+0.42%
2023	1,306	−0.09%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Pléhédel are called pléhédelais in French.

Notable people

• Boisgelin Family
  • Charles Eugène, Comte de Boisgelin (1726–1791), naval officer and vicomte and governor of the town
  • Alexandre-Joseph, Marquis de Boisgelin (1770–1821), last personal bodyguard to the Queen of France and émigré officer

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)