Plouyé (French pronunciation: [pluje]; Breton: Plouie "Parish of Ia"[3]) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Plouyé
Plouie
A general view of Plouyé
A general view of Plouyé
Location of Plouyé
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Plouyé is located in France
Plouyé
Plouyé
Plouyé is located in Brittany
Plouyé
Plouyé
Coordinates: 48°18′58″N 3°44′11″W / 48.3161°N 3.7364°W / 48.3161; -3.7364
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityMonts d'Arrée Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Grégory Le Guillou[1]
Area
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37.55 km2 (14.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
652
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29211 /29690
Elevation67–246 m (220–807 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 Plouyé are called in French Plouyéziens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,310—    
1800 1,753+4.25%
1806 1,710−0.41%
1821 1,580−0.53%
1831 1,940+2.07%
1836 1,990+0.51%
1841 1,998+0.08%
1846 2,028+0.30%
1851 2,135+1.03%
1856 2,040−0.91%
1861 2,053+0.13%
1866 2,071+0.17%
1872 1,936−1.12%
1876 1,989+0.68%
1881 1,913−0.78%
1886 1,972+0.61%
1891 2,031+0.59%
1896 2,086+0.54%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,272+1.72%
1906 2,243−0.26%
1911 2,323+0.70%
1921 2,223−0.44%
1926 2,195−0.25%
1931 1,960−2.24%
1936 1,789−1.81%
1946 1,670−0.69%
1954 1,423−1.98%
1962 1,241−1.70%
1968 1,048−2.78%
1975 958−1.27%
1982 836−1.93%
1990 726−1.75%
1999 675−0.81%
2007 718+0.77%
2012 724+0.17%
2017 674−1.42%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[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. ^ Doble, Gilbert Hunter (1960). The Saints of Cornwall.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouyé, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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