Plougonven (French pronunciation: [pluɡɔ̃vɛ̃]; Breton: Plougonven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plougonven
Plougonven
The church and calvary in Plougonven
The church and calvary in Plougonven
Location of Plougonven
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Plougonven is located in France
Plougonven
Plougonven
Plougonven is located in Brittany
Plougonven
Plougonven
Coordinates: 48°31′18″N 3°42′42″W / 48.5217°N 3.7117°W / 48.5217; -3.7117
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernadette Auffret[1]
Area
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69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,412
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29191 /29640
Elevation19–307 m (62–1,007 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Inhabitants of Plougonven are known in French as Plougonvenois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,225—    
1800 3,356+6.05%
1806 3,332−0.12%
1821 3,442+0.22%
1831 4,193+1.99%
1836 4,382+0.89%
1841 4,364−0.08%
1846 4,558+0.87%
1851 4,419−0.62%
1856 4,223−0.90%
1861 1,490−18.81%
1866 4,276+23.47%
1872 4,323+0.18%
1876 4,333+0.06%
1881 3,888−2.14%
1886 4,079+0.96%
1891 4,097+0.09%
1896 4,118+0.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,054−0.31%
1906 4,063+0.04%
1911 4,121+0.28%
1921 3,884−0.59%
1926 4,013+0.66%
1931 3,989−0.12%
1936 3,688−1.56%
1946 3,540−0.41%
1954 3,285−0.93%
1962 2,767−2.12%
1968 2,703−0.39%
1975 2,782+0.41%
1982 3,288+2.42%
1990 3,374+0.32%
1999 3,051−1.11%
2007 3,206+0.62%
2012 3,338+0.81%
2017 3,496+0.93%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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Plougonven is twinned with Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland  .[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plougonven, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Inniscarra Twinning Archived 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
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