Plouhinec, Morbihan

Commune in Brittany, France

Plouhinec Pleheneg
Commune
The church in Plouhinec
Coat of arms
Location of Plouhinec
(2020–2026)		Sophie Le Chat^[1]
Area ¹	35.58 km² (13.74 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	5,354
• Density	150/km² (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56169 /56680
Elevation	0–25 m (0–82 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouhinec (French pronunciation: [pluinɛk]; Breton: Pleheneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Toponymy

From the Breton ploe (parish), ethin (ulex) and the suffix ek.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouhinec are called in French Plouhinecois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,451	—
1975	3,372	−0.33%
1982	3,553	+0.75%
1990	4,026	+1.57%
1999	4,143	+0.32%
2007	4,731	+1.67%
2012	5,214	+1.96%
2017	5,353	+0.53%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Geography

Plouhinec is a seaside town located in the southern part of Morbihan. The commune is border by Atlantic Ocean to the south and by Etel river to the east.

Map

Topographic map.

References

^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plouhinec (Morbihan).

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)