Pléneuf-Val-André (French pronunciation: [plenœf val ɑ̃dʁe]; Breton: Pleneg-Nantraezh; Gallo: Ploenoec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The writer Florian Le Roy (1901–1959), winner of the 1947 Prix Cazes was born in Pléneuf-Val-André and the journalist Yves Grosrichard (1907–1992) died there too.

Geography

Pléneuf-Val-André lies 25 km east of Saint-Brieuc and 13 km north of Lamballe.

Population

People from Pléneuf-Val-André are called pléneuviens or valandréens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,651—    
1975 3,654+0.01%
1982 3,591−0.25%
1990 3,600+0.03%
1999 3,680+0.24%
2007 3,957+0.91%
2012 4,063+0.53%
2017 4,073+0.05%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

  • Félix Gautier, port master of Dahouët, Knight of the Legion of Honor and his son François Gautier (1832-1918), shipowner, builder of the Pourquoi-Pas?, close friend of Charcot.
  • Léonard Victor Charner (1797-1869), Admiral of France: in 1857 he built a manor house with chapel and guardhouse on land then close to the dunes but which would later be in the heart of Val-André. One of the main streets bears his name and its heritage became, by purchase in 1954, the Admiralty Park.
  • The poet Jean Richepin (1849-1926) built the villa La Carrière and is buried in the commune. The public college of Pléneuf bears his name.
  • Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel (1811-1854), brigadier general, fell in front of Sébastopol on 5 November 1854 and was buried on 20 December in the cemetery of Pléneuf.
  • Joseph Édouard de La Motte-Rouge (1804-1883), general, born in the Bellevue house located in the village.
  • Philippe Gavi, co-founder of the newspaper Liberation with Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July.
  • Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (1936-2015), French athlete, died in the town.
  • Charlotte Valandrey (1968-2022), actress, chose her pseudonym in reference to the town, and is buried there.
  • Fabrice Jeandesboz, professional cyclist.
  • Patrick de Gmeline, military historian, laureate of the French Academy.
  • Gustave Téry, journalist, founder of the newspaper L'Œuvre (buried in the commune).
  • Raoul Ponchon, writer, poet, member of the Goncourt Academy (buried in the commune).
  • André Cornu (politician), Secretary of State (buried in the commune).
  • Simone Gallimard, French publisher (buried in the commune).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vos élus - Mairie de Pléneuf-Val-André" (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Val-André, wide-angle view
    Val-André, wide-angle view
  • Val-André, the beach and harbour
    Val-André, the beach and harbour
  • Sunset at the beach of Val-André
    Sunset at the beach of Val-André
  • Val-André, the chapel
    Val-André, the chapel


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