Plougasnou (French pronunciation: [pluɡanu]; 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. It had a population of 3,197 inhabitants in 2016. Inhabitants of Plougasnou are called Plouganistes.
Plougasnou
Plouganoù | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plougasnou | |
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Location of Plougasnou  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 3°47′17″W / 48.6964°N 3.7881°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Plouigneau |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,878 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plougasnou, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Helston Twinning.org
- ^ (in French)Mairie Plougasnou
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plougasnou.
- 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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