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 (20142020) 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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