Plougasnou

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.

Plougasnou
Plouganoù
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plougasnou
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plougasnou
Coat of arms of Plougasnou
Location of Plougasnou
Plougasnou is located in France
Plougasnou
Plougasnou
Plougasnou is located in Brittany
Plougasnou
Plougasnou
Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 3°47′17″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Nathalie Bernard[1]
Area
1
33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,724
  Density80/km2 (210/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.

Population

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

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

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 Plougasnou, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Helston Twinning.org
  6. (in French)Mairie Plougasnou


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