Jump to content

Plougasnou

Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 3°47′17″W / 48.6964°N 3.7881°W / 48.6964; -3.7881
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Plougasnou
Plouganoù
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plougasnou
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plougasnou
Coat of arms of Plougasnou
Coat of arms
Location of Plougasnou
Map
Plougasnou is located in France
Plougasnou
Plougasnou
Plougasnou is located in Brittany
Plougasnou
Plougasnou
Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 3°47′17″W / 48.6964°N 3.7881°W / 48.6964; -3.7881
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Bernard[1]
Area
1
33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,878
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29188 /29630
Elevation0–94 m (0–308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plougasnou (French pronunciation: [pluɡanu]; Breton: Plouganoù) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France, located about 75 kilometres east of Brest. Plougasnou is northeast of the town of Plouezoc'h, north of Lanmeur and west of Saint-Jean-du-Doigt. It had a population of 3,197 inhabitants in 2016. Inhabitants of Plougasnou are called Plouganistes.

Population

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,959—    
1800 3,103−6.48%
1806 3,106+0.02%
1821 3,029−0.17%
1831 3,827+2.37%
1836 3,790−0.19%
1841 3,817+0.14%
1846 4,003+0.96%
1851 3,735−1.38%
1856 3,650−0.46%
1861 3,261−2.23%
1866 3,868+3.47%
1872 3,876+0.03%
1876 3,786−0.59%
1881 3,723−0.34%
1886 3,709−0.08%
1891 3,805+0.51%
1896 3,644−0.86%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,700+0.31%
1906 3,843+0.76%
1911 3,997+0.79%
1921 3,968−0.07%
1926 3,767−1.03%
1931 3,677−0.48%
1936 3,687+0.05%
1946 3,683−0.01%
1954 3,350−1.18%
1962 3,536+0.68%
1968 3,422−0.54%
1975 3,368−0.23%
1982 3,432+0.27%
1990 3,530+0.35%
1999 3,393−0.44%
2007 3,217−0.66%
2012 3,107−0.69%
2017 2,776−2.23%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twinning

[edit]

Plougasnou has been twinned with Helston since 2010.[5][6]

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plougasnou, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Helston Twinning.org
  6. ^ (in French)Mairie Plougasnou
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plougasnou.


Stub icon

This Finistère geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plougasnou&oldid=1256002948"