Ploumoguer
| Ploumoguer Ploñger | ||
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The town hall in Ploumoguer | ||
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  Ploumoguer | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Ploumoguer | ||
| Coordinates: 48°24′12″N 4°43′19″W / 48.4033°N 4.7219°WCoordinates: 48°24′12″N 4°43′19″W / 48.4033°N 4.7219°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Saint-Renan | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Didier Pluvinage | |
| Area1 | 38.93 km2 (15.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,919 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29201 / 29810 | |
| Elevation | 0–141 m (0–463 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Ploumoguer (Breton: Ploñger) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Ploumoguer are called in French Ploumoguérois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1881 | 1,470 | — |
| 1901 | 1,884 | +28.2% |
| 1911 | 1,938 | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 1,853 | −4.4% |
| 1936 | 1,724 | −7.0% |
| 1946 | 1,707 | −1.0% |
| 1954 | 1,648 | −3.5% |
| 1962 | 1,562 | −5.2% |
| 1968 | 1,475 | −5.6% |
| 1975 | 1,361 | −7.7% |
| 1982 | 1,560 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 1,602 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,646 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,919 | +16.6% |
Notable people
- Jean Causeur - 1643-1771, butcher who was said to have lived to 131 years of age. Modern scrutiny of his birth records reveal that he was probably born in around 1665, making his age of death around 109 years, still an exceptional age for his time.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ L.-L. B. Petersen and B. Jeune, ISBN 87-7838-466-4 ISSN 0909-119X , Odense, 2003; http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/03.htm
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploumoguer. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Ploumoguer (French)
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