Plouguin
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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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,268 | +0.89% |
| Source: INSEE |
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
External links
- (in French)
- Base Mérimée: , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- (in French)