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Also known as Plouigno

Plouigneau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2019 the commune of Le Ponthou was merged into Plouigneau.

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Plouigneau is a commune nouvelle in France, established on January 1, 2019, replacing Le Ponthou. It is located in the Finistère department within the arrondissement of Morlaix, in the Brittany region. The municipality serves as the capital of the canton of Plouigneau and shares borders with Lanmeur, Lannéanou, Trémel, and Botsorhel.

With an area of 64.82 square kilometers, Plouigneau has a population of 5,086 according to Wikidata, while GeoNames lists the population as 4,311. The postal code is 29610, and the timezone is Europe/Paris. Elevation data varies slightly between sources, with figures of 164 and 162 meters. The official website for the commune is www.plouigneau.fr.

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Place details

Locality
Plouigneau
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
4,311
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

34US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.1 µg/m³
PM10
10.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Plouigneau
French commune.native name
Plouigno
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Plouigneau (29) Mairie.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall in Plouigneau
French commune.image coat of arms
COA fr Plouigneau.svg
French commune.elevation min m
17
French commune.elevation max m
201
French commune.INSEE
29199
French commune.postal code
29610
French commune.arrondissement
Morlaix
French commune.canton
Plouigneau
French commune.mayor
Joëlle Huon
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Morlaix Communauté
French commune.area km2
64.82

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Plouigneau
Country
France
Population
5014
Area
64.82
Shares border with
Plougonven
Official website
www.plouigneau.fr
Image
Plouigneau (29) Mairie.JPG
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replaces
Le Ponthou
postal code
29610
Commons category
Plouigneau
inception
2019-01-01
associated electoral district
canton of Plouigneau
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Plouigneau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2019 the commune of Le Ponthou was merged into Plouigneau.

==Population== Inhabitants of Plouigneau are called in French Ignaciens. Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plouigneau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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