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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.
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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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Plouigneau
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Morlaix
- Population
- 5014
- Area
- 64.82
- Capital of
- canton of Plouigneau
- Shares border with
- Plougonven
- Legal form
- commune nouvelle
- Official website
- www.plouigneau.fr
- Image
- Plouigneau (29) Mairie.JPG
Show 5 more facts
- replaces
- Le Ponthou
- postal code
- 29610
- Commons category
- Plouigneau
- inception
- 2019-01-01
- associated electoral district
- canton of Plouigneau
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4 sectionsContents
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
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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