Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistère Département, Brittany, France
🇫🇷 Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, north-western France.
Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 28 October 2005. In 2008, 18.98% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
Strawberries The region is famous for its production of strawberries (gariguette de Plougastel). The New World species of strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis, which had been introduced into France by Amédée-François Frézier (1682–1773), flourished in the marine climate of Plougastel. Gardeners there had observed that this species bore abundant fruit when Fragaria moschata and Fragaria virginiana were planted in alternating rows with it. There had been failed attempts to cultivate fragaria chiloensis in Anjou, Touraine, and the lower-Loire areas.
Economy: Tourist Industry The Albert Louppe Bridge or Plougastel Bridge over the Elorn River is within the commune.
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Plougastel-Daoulas has a population of over 13,330 people. Plougastel-Daoulas also forms part of the wider Brest Arrondissement which has a population of over 314,844 people. It is also a part of the larger Finistère Département. Plougastel-Daoulas is situated near Brest.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Plougastel-Daoulas has links with:
🏴 Saltash, England 🇮🇪 Westport, Ireland🇨🇦 Thunder Bay 48.383
🇫🇷 Montereau-Fault-Yonne 48.385
🇦🇹 Krems an der Donau 48.41
🇨🇦 Chicoutimi 48.417
🇩🇪 Pfarrkirchen 48.417
🇺🇸 Mount Vernon 48.417
🇸🇰 Rimavská Sobota 48.367
🇫🇷 Neufchâteau 48.355
🇦🇹 Gänserndorf 48.333
🇦🇹 Tulln an der Donau 48.333
🇷🇺 Kamensk-Shakhtinsky 48.317
🏴 Carmarthen -4.316
🇧🇫 Bobo Dioulasso -4.295
🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso -4.283
🏴 East Kilbride -4.167
Locations Near: Plougastel-Daoulas -4.36866,48.374
🇫🇷 Châteaulin -4.091,48.197 d: 28.5
🇫🇷 Quimper -4.107,47.992 d: 46.7
🇫🇷 Morlaix -3.839,48.579 d: 45.2
🇫🇷 Lannion -3.459,48.732 d: 77.9
🇫🇷 Lorient -3.369,47.74 d: 102.4
🇫🇷 Guingamp -3.144,48.56 d: 92.6
🇫🇷 Pontivy -2.97,48.064 d: 109.2
🇫🇷 Saint-Brieuc -2.765,48.514 d: 119.3
Antipodal to: Plougastel-Daoulas 175.631,-48.374
🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 19427
🇳🇿 Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 19536.8
🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 19393.5
🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 19223.7
🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19217.2
🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19217.2
🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 19208.7
🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 19207.3