Plougasnou

Plougasnou
Plouganoù

The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plougasnou

Coat of arms
Plougasnou

Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 3°47′17″W / 48.6964°N 3.7881°W / 48.6964; -3.7881Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 3°47′17″W / 48.6964°N 3.7881°W / 48.6964; -3.7881
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
Canton Lanmeur
Intercommunality Morlaix
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Nathalie Bernard
Area1 33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,231
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29188 / 29630
Elevation 0–94 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plougasnou (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. With a population of 3,197 inhabitants (2016), it is the most populous commune in the canton of Lanmeur in the arrondissement of Morlaix. Inhabitants of Plougasnou are called Plouganistes.

Population

Historical population of Plougasnou
Year1793180018061821183118361841184618511856
Population4959310331063029382737903817400337353650
Year1861186618721876188118861891189619011906
Population3261386838763786372337093805364437003843
Year1911192119261931193619461954196219681975
Population3997396837673677368736833350353634223368
Year199019992008
Population353033933231

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References

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