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

It lies 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Brest, about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the English Channel in the far west of the Leon peninsula.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouguin are called in French Plouguinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,418—    
1975 1,373−0.46%
1982 1,920+4.91%
1990 2,060+0.88%
1999 1,955−0.58%
2007 2,050+0.59%
2012 2,121+0.68%
2017 2,151+0.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

Saint Winwaloe

Plouguin is considered to have been (about 460) the birthplace of Saint Winwaloe, and his supposed place of birth, a feudal hillock, is still pointed out.

International relations

Plouguin is twinned with the town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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