Plougastel-Daoulas

Plougastel-Daoulas ( Breton Plougastell-Daoulaz in ) is a common department of the Finistere, in the area Brittany, in France. Its inhabitants is called Plougastels (For the women one uses the Breton word " Plougastellen").

History

Its name Plougastel means " Commune (or parish) of Château" : plou is indeed resulting from Latin plebem (" peuple"), but it took into Breton the direction of " paroisse".

Geography

Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune of the Rade of Brest, located on a peninsula at the south-east of the chief town of district from which it is separated by the mouth from the Élorn.

The length of its littoral reaches 37 km and four ports are established there.

It is wedged by the commune of Loperhet.

Its population is distributed, in addition to the borough, on more than 150 Village S, which makes of it a break-in remarkable head in terms of Assainissement, of service road routiere and application of the Loi littoral.

Administration

Economy

The economic activity lies in the culture of the strawberry and tomato.

Monuments

Bridge of Iroise 1994
Bridge Albert-Magnifying glass 1930
Martyrdom of Plougastel 1604
Eight vaults: Midsummer's Day, Saint-Languy, Holy-Christine, Saint-Adrien, Saint-Guénolé, Saint-Trémeur, Saint-Claude, Notre-Dame of Fountain-White the

Events

Festival of the strawberries (2nd Sunday of June).
Race of the bridge on Elorn (next edition: Saturday, May 19, 2007).

External bonds

Official site of the city
Site on the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas
Race of the bridge on Elorn
the site of the bagad Plougastel
Redeg E Plougastell
Museum of the Strawberry and the Inheritance
cultural life of the towns of Plougastel and Relecq-Kerhuon
Tourist office - Brest metropolis océane - Finistere - Brittany

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