Carhaix-Plouguer Karaez-Plougêr
Bell tower of Saint-Pierre de Plouguer
Carhaix-Plouguer
Location within Brittany region  Carhaix-Plouguer
Administration
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Carhaix-Plouguer
Intercommunality	Poher
Mayor	Christian Troadec (UDB) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	69–169 m (226–554 ft)
Land area1	25.81 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Population2	7,654  (2008)
- Density	297 /km2 (770 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	29024/ 29270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°16′42″N 3°34′02″W / 48.2783°N 3.5672°W / 48.2783; -3.5672

Carhaix-Plouguer (Karaez-Plougêr in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France.

Culture[link]

The Vieilles Charrues Festival (Literally: Old Ploughs Festival) is held every year in mid-July. This festival is one of the largest music events in Europe, attracting more than 200,000 people every year.

Population[link]

Inhabitants of Carhaix-Plouguer are called Carhaisiens.

Education[link]

There are about 2680 students in Carhaix,^[1], of which 234 attended a Diwan school as of school year 2003-04. Carhaix has one Diwan preschool, one primary school and a Diwan lycée (which is also the only lycée of Diwan). The lycée was from 1994 to 1999 first located in Brest. In 1999 it moved to Carhaix.^[2]

Breton language[link]

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on April 9, 2004.

In 2008, 21.49% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.^[3]

International relations[link]

The following place is twinned with Carhaix-Plouguer:

• Carrickmacross, Ireland
• Dawlish, Devon

Sport[link]

Carhaix is a start of the 5th stage of the 2011 Tour de France.

Every year about 1,000 athletes participate in Huelgoat-Carhaix half-marathon and 10k^[4].

See also[link]

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Gare de Carhaix

References[link]

• INSEE

• (French) Mayors of Finistère Association

External links[link]

• (French) Official website
• (French) French Ministry of Culture list for Carhaix-Plouguer

Brittany portal

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