Pleucadeuc (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.INSEE commune file

The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.

Demographics Inhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called in French Pleucadeuciens.

Geography

Pleucadeuc is located in the natural region of the Landes de Lanvaux, south of Ploërmel, northeast of Vannes and west of Rennes.

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Event Pleucadeuc holds an annual festival on 15 August for pairs of twins and multiples called rassemblement "Deux et plus" ("the Two and more gathering"). This festival started in 1994 and has become France's largest annual gathering of twins, with approximately 1,000 sets attending each year, and one of the largest such events in Europe.

See also Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

Mayors of Morbihan Association