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Plogonnec
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Plogonnec (; ) is a commune and small town in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is about north west of Quimper and east of Douarnenez. The town is twinned with Llandysul in Wales.
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Plogonnec is a commune in the Finistère department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Quimper. The municipality has an area of 54.14 square kilometers and a population of 3,236, comprising 1,581 males and 1,575 females. Its residents are referred to as Plogonnecois, Plogonnecoises, or Plogonistes. The postal code for the area is 29180, and it falls under the canton of Quimper-1.
The commune shares borders with Locronan, Guengat, Le Juch, and Kerlaz. It is twinned with Llandysul. Elevation data varies by source, with figures listed at 286 meters, 127 meters, and 125 meters above sea level. The official name is Plogonnec, and the location is in the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Plogonnec
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,974
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Plogonnec
- French commune.native name
- Plogoneg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Plogonnec (29) Mairie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall or Mairie
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Plogonnec (Finistère).svg
- French commune.elevation min m
- 12
- French commune.elevation max m
- 286
- French commune.INSEE
- 29169
- French commune.postal code
- 29180
- French commune.arrondissement
- Quimper
- French commune.canton
- Quimper-1
- French commune.mayor
- Didier Leroy
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
- French commune.area km2
- 54.14
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Plogonnec
- Demonym
- Plogonistes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Quimper
- Population
- 3236
- Area
- 54.14
- Elevation
- 118
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Quimper
- Official website
- www.plogonnec.fr
- Image
- Plogonnec Église Saint-Thurien 344.jpg
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- Commons category
- Plogonnec
- postal code
- 29180
- Commons gallery
- Plogonnec
- twinned administrative body
- Llandysul
- associated electoral district
- canton of Quimper-1
- male population
- 1581
- female population
- 1575
- P8168
- Shin-Kotoni Station
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-98-91-72-06
- fax number
- +33-2-98-91-83-43
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Notable buildings
- Twinning
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Plogonnec (; ) is a commune and small town in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is about north west of Quimper and east of Douarnenez. The town is twinned with Llandysul in Wales.
==Geography== thumb|left|upright|Church of Saint-Thurien thumb|upright|left|Sculptured bell tower of Chapel of Saint-Théleau The town is situated in a hilly area about inland from the fishing port of Douarnenez. Quimper is about to the south east and the N165 Brest to Nantes trunk road lies between Plogonnec and Quimper. The lowest part of the commune is the River Névet, the town is at an altitude of and the commune rises in the north to an altitude of on the slopes of the Montagne de Locronan. Panoramic views to the coast are available from the Montagne du Prieuré. The total area of the commune is around . Much of the land is agricultural but there are several protected areas of woodland. To the west is the extensive Bois du Nevet which offers opportunities for hiking.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plogonnec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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