Pléneuf-Val-André
Pleneg-Nantraezh
Commune
Aerial view of Le Val-André
Aerial view of Le Val-André
Coat of arms of Pléneuf-Val-André
Coat of arms
Location of Pléneuf-Val-André
Pléneuf-Val-André is located in France
Pléneuf-Val-André
Pléneuf-Val-André
Pléneuf-Val-André is located in Brittany
Pléneuf-Val-André
Pléneuf-Val-André
Coordinates: 48°35′30″N 2°32′49″W / 48.5917°N 2.5469°W / 48.5917; -2.5469
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonPléneuf-Val-André
IntercommunalityCA Lamballe Terre et Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-Alexis Blévin[1]
Area
1
17.07 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,063
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22186 /22370
Elevation0–117 m (0–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pléneuf-Val-André (French pronunciation: [plenœf val ɑ̃dʁe]; Breton: Pleneg-Nantraezh; Gallo: Ploenoec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The writer Florian Le Roy (1901–1959), winner of the 1947 Prix Cazes was born in Pléneuf-Val-André and the journalist Yves Grosrichard (1907–1992) died there too.

Geography

Pléneuf-Val-André lies 25 km east of Saint-Brieuc and 13 km north of Lamballe.

Population

People from Pléneuf-Val-André are called pléneuviens or valandréens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,651—    
1975 3,654+0.01%
1982 3,591−0.25%
1990 3,600+0.03%
1999 3,680+0.24%
2007 3,957+0.91%
2012 4,063+0.53%
2017 4,073+0.05%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

  • Félix Gautier, port master of Dahouët, Knight of the Legion of Honor and his son François Gautier (1832-1918), shipowner, builder of the Pourquoi-Pas?, close friend of Charcot.
  • Léonard Victor Charner (1797-1869), Admiral of France: in 1857 he built a manor house with chapel and guardhouse on land then close to the dunes but which would later be in the heart of Val-André. One of the main streets bears his name and its heritage became, by purchase in 1954, the Admiralty Park.
  • The poet Jean Richepin (1849-1926) built the villa La Carrière and is buried in the commune. The public college of Pléneuf bears his name.
  • Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel (1811-1854), brigadier general, fell in front of Sébastopol on 5 November 1854 and was buried on 20 December in the cemetery of Pléneuf.
  • Joseph Édouard de La Motte-Rouge (1804-1883), general, born in the Bellevue house located in the village.
  • Philippe Gavi, co-founder of the newspaper Liberation with Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July.
  • Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (1936-2015), French athlete, died in the town.
  • Charlotte Valandrey (1968-2022), actress, chose her pseudonym in reference to the town, and is buried there.
  • Fabrice Jeandesboz, professional cyclist.
  • Patrick de Gmeline, military historian, laureate of the French Academy.
  • Gustave Téry, journalist, founder of the newspaper L'Œuvre (buried in the commune).
  • Raoul Ponchon, writer, poet, member of the Goncourt Academy (buried in the commune).
  • André Cornu (politician), Secretary of State (buried in the commune).
  • Simone Gallimard, French publisher (buried in the commune).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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