Plouigneau

Commune in Brittany, France
Plouigneau
Plouigno
Commune
The town hall in Plouigneau
The town hall in Plouigneau
Coat of arms of Plouigneau
Coat of arms
Location of Plouigneau
Map
(2020–2026)
Joëlle Huon[1]
Area
1
64.82 km2 (25.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,057
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29199 /29610
Elevation17–201 m (56–659 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouigneau (French pronunciation: [pluiɲo]; Breton: Plouigno) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2019 the commune of Le Ponthou was merged into Plouigneau.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Plouigneau are called in French Ignaciens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,971—    
1975 3,280+1.42%
1982 3,726+1.84%
1990 4,150+1.36%
1999 4,252+0.27%
2007 4,657+1.14%
2012 4,985+1.37%
2017 5,083+0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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