Plouguin
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Commune of Plouguin |
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| Plougin | ||
| Location | ||
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| Coordinates | ||
| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Ploudalmézeau | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. de Plabennec et des Abers | |
| Mayor | Michel Troadec (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 0 m–82 m | |
| Land area¹ | 31.02 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1,955 | |
| - Density | 63/km² (1999) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 29196/ 29830 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Plouguin (Plougin in Breton) is a commune in Finistère, Brittany. It lies 20 km northwest of Brest, about 7 km from the English Channel in the far west of the Leon peninsula.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Plouguin are called Plouguinois.
As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of 1,955.
[edit] Twin city
Plouguin is twinned with the town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
- INSEE (English);
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Plouguin (French)
- Plouguin Website (French)
- Abers tourist center website
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