Plounéventer (French pronunciation: [plunevɛ̃tɛʁ]; Breton: Gwineventer, [ɡwiˈneːvɛntɛr]) is a commune in the Finistère department, Brittany, northwestern France.[3]
Plounéventer
Gwineventer | |
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 The main square, in front of the parish church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plounéventer  | |
  Plounéventer  Plounéventer | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′57″N 4°12′39″W / 48.5158°N 4.2108°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Landivisiau |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Landivisiau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jean-Luc Abalain[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.28 km2 (10.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,173 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29204 /29400 |
| Elevation | 14–108 m (46–354 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,303 | — |
| 1975 | 1,310 | +0.08% |
| 1982 | 1,416 | +1.12% |
| 1990 | 1,498 | +0.71% |
| 1999 | 1,483 | −0.11% |
| 2007 | 1,684 | +1.60% |
| 2012 | 2,083 | +4.34% |
| 2017 | 2,088 | +0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- Château de Mézarnou – a large 16th-century fortified manor house, currently being restored.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Plounéventer (29204), INSEE
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plounéventer.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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