Pléven

Pléven Pleven
Part of Val-d'Arguenon
Lac d'Arguenon
Location of Pléven
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Coordinates: 48°29′27″N 2°19′09″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Plancoët
Commune	Val-d'Arguenon
Area ^1	9.73 km^2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	610
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	22130
Elevation	7–107 m (23–351 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pléven (French pronunciation: [plevɛ̃]; Breton: Pleven) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, 70 km north west of Rennes. It was merged with Pluduno to form Val-d'Arguenon on 1 January 2025.^[2]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. January 2025.
2. Arrêté du 10 décembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Val-d'Aguernon, retrieved 6 January 2025
3. Fiche cours d'eau - L'Arguenon (J11-0300), Sandre; Service d'administration nationale des données et référentiels sur l'eau, retrieved 15 September 2021
4. "Historique". Manoir du Vaumadeuc. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
5. "Musee du Sabotier". Pleven.

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)