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Plougonvelin

Plougonvelin
Plougonvelen
The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point
The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point
Coat of arms of Plougonvelin
Coat of arms
Plougonvelin is located in France
Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin
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Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Saint-Renan
Intercommunality Pays d'Iroise
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bernard Goérec
Area1 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,625
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29190 /29217
Elevation 0–88 m (0–289 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plougonvelin (Breton: Plougonvelen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on June 16, 2005.

In 2008, 8.44% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.

The commune contains the Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu.


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