Pléven

Commune in Brittany, France

Pléven Pleven
Commune
Lac d'Arguenon
Location of Pléven
(2020–2026)		Christian Guilbert^[1]
Area ¹	9.73 km² (3.76 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	610
• Density	63/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22200 /22130
Elevation	7–107 m (23–351 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pléven (French pronunciation: [plevɛ̃]; Breton: Pleven) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, 70 km north west of Rennes.

The Arguenon river flows through the commune.^[3]

Notable buildings

The parish church is dedicated to St Pierre.

The Manoir du Vaumadeuc dates from the 15th century, and was built by Madeuc, lord of Guémadeuc. In the 18th century it was acquired by Joseph-Marie-François de Talhouèt, Comte de Sévérac. After the French Revolution, François Tresvaux du Fraval, a Priest Canon of Paris, had his library at the Manor. In the 20th century the Manor passed to the family of the Vicomte de Pontbriand.^[4]

There is a small museum dedicated to the history of wooden clog making (Musee due sabotier).^[5]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	605	—
1968	606	+0.2%
1975	630	+4.0%
1982	594	−5.7%
1990	578	−2.7%
1999	565	−2.2%
2008	609	+7.8%

Inhabitants of Pléven are called plévennais in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Fiche cours d'eau - L'Arguenon (J11-0300), Sandre; Service d'administration nationale des données et référentiels sur l'eau, retrieved 15 September 2021
^ "Historique". Manoir du Vaumadeuc. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "Musee du Sabotier". Pleven.