Plougonven
| Plougonven Plougonven | |
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| Commune | |
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The church and calvary in Plougonven | |
  Plougonven | |
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Location within Brittany region  Plougonven | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′18″N 3°42′42″W / 48.5217°N 3.7117°WCoordinates: 48°31′18″N 3°42′42″W / 48.5217°N 3.7117°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Plouigneau |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Yvon Le Cousse |
| Area1 | 69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,236 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29191 /29640 |
| Elevation | 19–307 m (62–1,007 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. | |
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Plougonven (Breton: Plougonven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Plougonven are known in French as Plougonvenois.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,225 | — |
| 1800 | 3,356 | +50.8% |
| 1806 | 3,332 | −0.7% |
| 1821 | 3,442 | +3.3% |
| 1831 | 4,193 | +21.8% |
| 1836 | 4,382 | +4.5% |
| 1841 | 4,364 | −0.4% |
| 1846 | 4,558 | +4.4% |
| 1851 | 4,419 | −3.0% |
| 1856 | 4,223 | −4.4% |
| 1861 | 4,190 | −0.8% |
| 1866 | 4,276 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 4,323 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 4,333 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 3,888 | −10.3% |
| 1886 | 4,079 | +4.9% |
| 1891 | 4,097 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 4,418 | +7.8% |
| 1901 | 4,054 | −8.2% |
| 1906 | 4,063 | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 4,121 | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 3,994 | −3.1% |
| 1926 | 4,013 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 3,989 | −0.6% |
| 1936 | 3,688 | −7.5% |
| 1946 | 3,540 | −4.0% |
| 1954 | 3,285 | −7.2% |
| 1962 | 2,767 | −15.8% |
| 1968 | 2,703 | −2.3% |
| 1975 | 2,782 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3,288 | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 3,374 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3,051 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | 3,236 | +6.1% |
International relations
Plougonven is twinned with Inniscarra,[1] County Cork, Ireland 
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See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
- Yann Larhantec Sculptor
- Calvary at Plougonven
- Plougonven Parish close
References
- ↑ Inniscarra Twinning (in English)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
External links
- French Ministry of Culture list for Plougonven (in French)
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