Plévin

Plévin (Plevin) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population
Inhabitants of Plévin are called plévinois in French.

Geography
Plévin is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 51 km northeast of Quimper, 53 km north of Lorient and 64 km southwest of Saint-Brieuc. Two of the highsest peaks of the Montagnes Noires, the Minez Gligueric and the Minez Zant Yann, stand in the south of the commune. Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. Plévin is border by Tréogan and Motreff to the west, by Carhaix-Plouguer and Le Moustoir to the north, by Paule to the east and by Langonnet to the south.

History
Reverend Father Julien Maunoir died in Plévin in January 28, 1693.