Plouhinec, Morbihan

Plouhinec
Pleheneg

The church in Plouhinec

Coat of arms
Plouhinec

Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 3°14′59″W / 47.6983°N 3.2497°W / 47.6983; -3.2497Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 3°14′59″W / 47.6983°N 3.2497°W / 47.6983; -3.2497
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Port-Louis
Intercommunality Blavet Bellevue Océan
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Adrien Le Formal
Area1 35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,143
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 56169 / 56680
Elevation 0–25 m (0–82 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.

Plouhinec (Breton: Pleheneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy

From the Breton ploe (parish), ethin (ulex) and the suffix ek.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Plouhinec are called in French Plouhinecois.

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References

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