Ploemeur (; ), sometimes written instead as Plœmeur, is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a western suburb of Lorient.
Population The inhabitants are called the Ploemeurois. The municipality launched a linguistic plan to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 18 April 2006.
Etymology The current name of the city of Ploemeur comes from the old Breton Plo Meur meaning "Big Parish".
Geography Ploemeur is close to Lorient (), a sub-prefecture of Morbihan.
Photographs of the Port of Lomener
People Nathalie Appéré, Mayor of Rennes Stanislas Dupuy de Lôme (1816 in the Château de Soye - †1885), who built the first armored battleship. Yoann Gourcuff, born on 11 July 1986, is a footballer of Olympique Lyonnais and of the France national team. Diego Yesso, footballer
International relations
Ploemeur is twinned with: Diksmuide, Belgium Fermoy, Ireland Nowa Dęba, Poland
See also Communes of the Morbihan department
References
External links
Official site of Ploemeur Unofficial site on the history of Ploemeur and its monuments Ploemeur/Plañvour's page on the portal of the towns and cities of Brittany