Pleucadeuc

Pleucadeuc
Plegadeg
The town hall in Pleucadeuc
Location of Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc
Coordinates: 47°45′35″N 2°22′29″W / 47.7597°N 2.3747°W / 47.7597; -2.3747
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMoréac
Government
  Mayor (20242026) Loïc Balac
Area
1
34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,850
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56159 /56140
Elevation7–99 m (23–325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation: [pløkadœk]; Breton: Plegadeg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.