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Plouguin

Summary

Plouguin (French pronunciation: [pluɡɛ̃]; Breton: Plougin) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plouguin
Plougin
Commune
The town hall in Plouguin
The town hall in Plouguin
Coat of arms of Plouguin
Coat of arms
Location of Plouguin
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Plouguin
Plouguin
Plouguin is located in Brittany
Plouguin
Plouguin
Coordinates: 48°31′31″N 4°36′00″W / 48.5253°N 4.6000°W / 48.5253; -4.6000
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonPlabennec
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Talarmain[1]
Area
1
31.02 km2 (11.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,204
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29196 /29830
Elevation0–82 m (0–269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Brest, about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the English Channel in the far west of the Leon peninsula.

Population edit

Inhabitants of Plouguin are called in French Plouguinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,418—    
1975 1,373−0.46%
1982 1,920+4.91%
1990 2,060+0.88%
1999 1,955−0.58%
2007 2,050+0.59%
2012 2,121+0.68%
2017 2,151+0.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

Saint Winwaloe edit

Plouguin is considered to have been (about 460) the birthplace of Saint Winwaloe, and his supposed place of birth, a feudal hillock, is still pointed out.

International relations edit

Plouguin is twinned with the town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plouguin.
  • Official website (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)