Ploufragan

Ploufragan (French pronunciation: [plufʁaɡɑ̃]; Breton: Ploufragan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Ploufragan
Ploufragan
Commune
The allée couverte of Le Grimolet, in Ploufragan
The allée couverte of Le Grimolet, in Ploufragan
Coat of arms of Ploufragan
Coat of arms
Location of Ploufragan
Ploufragan is located in France
Ploufragan
Ploufragan
Ploufragan is located in Brittany
Ploufragan
Ploufragan
Coordinates: 48°29′24″N 2°47′38″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonPloufragan
IntercommunalitySaint-Brieuc Armor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rémy Moulin[1]
Area
1
27.06 km2 (10.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
11,487
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22215 /22440
Elevation0–181 m (0–594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ploufragan lies adjacent to the southwest of Saint-Brieuc, the prefecture and largest city of Côtes-d'Armor.

Population

Inhabitants of Ploufragan are called ploufraganais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,020—    
1800 1,852−1.23%
1806 1,969+1.03%
1821 2,252+0.90%
1831 2,581+1.37%
1836 2,467−0.90%
1841 2,458−0.07%
1846 2,596+1.10%
1851 2,493−0.81%
1856 2,536+0.34%
1861 2,494−0.33%
1866 2,604+0.87%
1872 2,573−0.20%
1876 2,642+0.66%
1881 2,785+1.06%
1886 2,793+0.06%
1891 2,904+0.78%
1896 2,779−0.88%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,733−0.33%
1906 2,716−0.12%
1911 2,720+0.03%
1921 2,685−0.13%
1926 2,785+0.73%
1931 2,904+0.84%
1936 3,131+1.52%
1946 3,259+0.40%
1954 3,511+0.94%
1962 4,022+1.71%
1968 5,109+4.07%
1975 8,395+7.35%
1982 10,289+2.95%
1990 10,583+0.35%
1999 10,579−0.00%
2007 10,832+0.30%
2012 11,346+0.93%
2017 11,546+0.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ploufragan, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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