Plouguerneau

Plouguerneau
Plougerne

Sunset at Plouguerneau

Coat of arms
Plouguerneau

Coordinates: 48°36′28″N 4°30′15″W / 48.6078°N 4.5042°W / 48.6078; -4.5042Coordinates: 48°36′28″N 4°30′15″W / 48.6078°N 4.5042°W / 48.6078; -4.5042
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Lannilis
Intercommunality Plabennec et des Abers
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Yannig Robin
Area1 43.33 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 6,275
 • Density 140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29195 / 29880
Elevation 0–79 m (0–259 ft)

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.

Plouguerneau (Breton: Plougerne) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

International relations

The commune is twinned with a number of villages in South East Cornwall, England, including:

Population

Inhabitants of Plouguerneau are called in French Plouguernéens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 3,367—    
1800 3,725+10.6%
1806 5,168+38.7%
1821 5,518+6.8%
1831 5,546+0.5%
1836 5,550+0.1%
1841 5,311−4.3%
1846 5,902+11.1%
1851 6,246+5.8%
1856 5,922−5.2%
1861 5,868−0.9%
1866 6,033+2.8%
1872 5,778−4.2%
1876 5,951+3.0%
1881 5,852−1.7%
1886 5,832−0.3%
1891 5,724−1.9%
1896 5,603−2.1%
1901 5,631+0.5%
1906 5,824+3.4%
1911 5,826+0.0%
1921 5,688−2.4%
1926 5,784+1.7%
1931 5,937+2.6%
1936 5,782−2.6%
1946 6,180+6.9%
1954 6,010−2.8%
1962 6,066+0.9%
1968 5,750−5.2%
1975 5,467−4.9%
1982 5,317−2.7%
1990 5,255−1.2%
1999 5,631+7.2%
2008 6,275+11.4%

Breton language

In 2008, 12.52% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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