Plouguerneau Plougerne |
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Sunset at Plouguerneau
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Coordinates: 48°36′28″N 4°30′15″W / 48.6078°N 4.5042°WCoordinates: 48°36′28″N 4°30′15″W / 48.6078°N 4.5042°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Brest | |
Canton | Lannilis | |
Intercommunality | Plabennec et des Abers | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Yannig Robin | |
Area1 | 43.33 km2 (16.73 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 6,275 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29195 /29880 | |
Elevation | 0–79 m (0–259 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.
Plouguerneau (Breton: Plougerne) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The commune is twinned with a number of villages in South East Cornwall, England, including:
Inhabitants of Plouguerneau are called in French Plouguernéens.
In 2008, 12.52% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.