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Plouguerneau

Plouguerneau
Plougerne
Sunset at Plouguerneau
Sunset at Plouguerneau
Coat of arms of Plouguerneau
Coat of arms
Plouguerneau is located in France
Plouguerneau
Plouguerneau
Coordinates: 48°36′28″N 4°30′15″W / 48.6078°N 4.5042°W / 48.6078; -4.5042Coordinates: 48°36′28″N 4°30′15″W / 48.6078°N 4.5042°W / 48.6078; -4.5042
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.


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