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Commune in Brittany, France
Plougasnou Plouganoù
Commune
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Location of Plougasnou
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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
Area33.94 km (13.10 sq mi)
Population3,035
 • Density89/km (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29188 /29630
Elevation0–94 m (0–308 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twinning

Plougasnou has been twinned with Helston since 2010.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  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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