Plouescat

Plouescat ( Breton Ploueskad ) is a municipality with 3603 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Finistère department in Brittany in France. Plouescat is the capital of the canton of the same name, belonging to the other four municipalities.

The name Plouescat consists of the Breton words Plou ( parish, community, village) and Coat ( wood, forest).

Although Plouescat is only about 3 km from the sea, the place is primarily characterized by agriculture. Here, among other things, artichokes, cabbage and tulips are cultivated. The mild, moist North Atlantic climate allows for the flourishing of a rich variety of plants, whether it is typical coastal vegetation, continental or Mediterranean flora.

Attractions

Plouescat is a municipality of northern Finistère, remarkable only because of the beauty of their surroundings, especially the wild and booked rich coastal landscape.

Numerous, mostly built of granite and covered with slate mansions from the 17th century are distributed throughout the municipal area. To visit the Château Kerjean example, in nearby Saint- Vougay.

In the village, opposite the church, there is a nice market hall dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. Your roof truss is made of oak wood that was still growing at the time of the Counts of Kérouzéré in the area. Two attic rooms were expanded to skylights or windows has been omitted. The building is unique in Finistère and undoubtedly the oldest and most representative of the last three old halls which are still in Brittany. ( The other two are located in Faouët and Questembert ). Nevertheless, she almost disappeared since 1939, the market halls shut down and eventually should be removed. Owes its survival to the fact that they housed the elementary school. Today again there is a Saturday market day held.

Adjacent to the land Pagan, the surroundings of Plouescat numerous Celtic and Gallo- Roman treasures.

Twinning

• Wanfried, Germany ( North Hesse )