Plougastel-Daoulas
Description
Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.PopulationInhabitants of Plougastel-Daoulas are called plougastels in French.Breton languageThe municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on October 28, 2005.In 2008, 18.98% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.StrawberriesThe region is famous for its production of strawberries (gariguette de Plougastel). The New World species of strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis, which had been introduced into France by Amédée-François Frézier (1682–1773), flourished in the marine climate of Plougastel. Gardeners there had observed that this species bore abundant fruit when Fragaria moschata and Fragaria virginiana were planted in alternating rows with it. There had been failed attempts to cultivate fragaria chiloensis in Anjou, Touraine, and the lower-Loire areas.TourismThe Albert Louppe Bridge or Plougastel Bridge over the Elorn River is within the commune.
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