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Pléven

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Pléven - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Côtes-d'Armor
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History Pléven:

Pléven comes from the Breton "ploe" (parish) and St. Even Goarec who was born in the early sixth century, and the wise Guindaff Affelle. It was the little son of Prince and Emyr parent of St. Germain of Auxerre.

Pléven is a former parish primitive. Olivier de Pleuhen is cited in a 1214 agreement between the Duke of Brittany, Pierre de Dreux Mauclerc and Olivier Tournemine in which the Duke acknowledges it possession of the parishes of Pléhérel of Landébia and forest Lanmeur. In 1220, another charter, it is about the road to Maupertuis, from the village of the town of Trégomar Plueen. In his will of 1264, Jeffrey (or Geffroy) Tournemine made bequests to Roland of Pleven and the parish of Pleven.

Parish Pléven dependent under the old regime, Saint-Brieuc. The ancient parish was Pléven subdelegation Jugon Lamballe and spring. At the time of the Revolution, the Comte de Rieux was the lord. The cure was the alternative. Pléven elects its first municipality in 1790. The commune's territory is increased Landébia who is distracted in 1829. Parish Pléven is removed in 1792 and restored in 1803. By decree of 18 August 1845 Parish Landébia was erected, whose territory is used to that Pléven.

Geographical information

MunicipalityPléven
Postcode22130
Tourism label
Latitude48.4889910 (N 48° 29’ 20”)
Longitude-2.3189750 (W 2° 19’ 8”)
AltitudeFrom 7m to 107m
Surface area9.73 km²
Population609 inhabitants
Density62 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureSaint-Brieuc (38 km, 38 min)
Insee code22200
IntercommunalityCA Dinan Agglomération
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
RegionBrittany

Nearest cities & towns

Plorec-sur-Arguenon2.8 km (5 min)
Landébia3.3 km (7 min)
Bourseul6.1 km (10 min)
Pluduno7 km (10 min)
Saint-Méloir-des-Bois8 km (13 min)
Plédéliac8.2 km (12 min)
Plancoët8.8 km (11 min)
Saint-Denoual9.2 km (13 min)
Ruca10.1 km (14 min)
Quintenic10.4 km (16 min)
Saint-Rieul10.5 km (16 min)
Saint-Michel-de-Plélan11.5 km (18 min)
Saint-Pôtan11.6 km (15 min)
Plélan-le-Petit11.8 km (19 min)

Things to see and do

Pléven has:

A feudal mound located in the towns Heuss. Presumably this fortress which defended the passage of Arguenon is abandoned for more modern defensive structure, the castle of Hunaudaye.

A manor house: the manor Vaumadeuc current seems to be the first reconstruction of a mansion built at the initiative of a sire's Guémadeuc shortly before 1440. The 15th century manor house in very good condition for 50 years running in high-end hotel and has received numerous personalities, Brigitte Bardot, Leon Zitrone, Georges Pompidou, Jean-Louis Aubert, Alain Decaux and many others.

Places of interest

Monuments

Photos

Facade of the mansion to Vaumadeuc Pléven
Facade of the mansion to Vaumadeuc Pléven
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Colombier's mansion Vaumadeuc
Colombier's mansion Vaumadeuc
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Weather

Thursday 25 april
Min. 3°C - Max. 13°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 7°C - Max. 13°C
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Saturday 27 april
Min. 7°C - Max. 11°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Dinard Saint-Malo crossing on a Vedette boat
Nature and the great outdoors8 € Dinard (25 km)
Private cruise from Pointe du Grouin to Cap Fréhel
Nature and the great outdoors160 € to 400 € Saint-Malo (27 km)
Cruise with commentary in the Bay of Saint-Malo
Culture and education23 € Saint-Malo (28 km)
Segway ride to explore Saint-Malo in a different way
Entertainment29 € to 168 € Saint-Malo (28 km)
Visit an exhibition and sale at artists' studios
Arts and CraftsFreeDol-de-Bretagne (42 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
In Chateaubriand's footsteps in Plancoët (grand tour)
HikeIntermediate2:30Plancoët (7.7 km)
In the footsteps of the Romans in mountain biking
Mountain bike itineraryAthletic2:55Corseul (11 km)
Walk through the countryside...
Cycling itineraryEasy1:30La Bouillie (12.1 km)
Loop Matignon - ​​Saint-Pôtan - Ruca
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy1:10Matignon (12.1 km)
Saint-Jacut's grand tour
HikeIntermediate5:35Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer (15.4 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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