Ploumoguer
Ploumoguer (French pronunciation: [plumɔɡɛʁ]; Breton: Ploñger) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Ploumoguer
Ploñger | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Ploumoguer | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ploumoguer  | |
  Ploumoguer  Ploumoguer | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′12″N 4°43′19″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Saint-Renan |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Pluvinage[1] |
| Area 1 | 38.93 km2 (15.03 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,119 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29201 /29810 |
| Elevation | 0–141 m (0–463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Ploumoguer are called in French Ploumoguérois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,470 | — |
| 1901 | 1,884 | +28.2% |
| 1911 | 1,938 | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 1,853 | −4.4% |
| 1936 | 1,724 | −7.0% |
| 1946 | 1,707 | −1.0% |
| 1954 | 1,648 | −3.5% |
| 1962 | 1,562 | −5.2% |
| 1968 | 1,475 | −5.6% |
| 1975 | 1,361 | −7.7% |
| 1982 | 1,560 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 1,602 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,646 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,919 | +16.6% |
Notable people
- Jean Causeur - 1643–1771, butcher who was said to have lived to 131 years of age. Modern scrutiny of his birth records reveal that he was probably born in around 1665, making his age of death around 109 years, still an exceptional age for his time.[3]
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- L.-L. B. Petersen and B. Jeune, ISBN 87-7838-466-4 ISSN 0909-119X , Odense, 2003; http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/03.htm
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploumoguer. |
- 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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