Plouguernével

Plouguernével Plougernevel
Commune
Saint Peter's church in Plouguernével
Location of Plouguernével
Plouguernével Plouguernével
Coordinates: 48°14′27″N 3°15′17″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Rostrenen
Intercommunality	Kreiz-Breizh
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Guéguen
Area 1	41.60 km2 (16.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,605
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22220 /22110
Elevation	132–235 m (433–771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouguernével – pronounced [pluɡɛrnevɛl] – Breton: Plougernevel – is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department and Brittany region of north-western France.

Historically the town is noted for having participated in the Red Caps' Revolt (la révolte des Bonnets rouges) in 1675.

Toponymy

The meaning of the name Plouguernével is most probably to be found in the Breton words ploe (parish), kêr (town, village), and nevez (new), although an alternative suggestion is that the last two elements may be a reference to Kernev-uhel (High Cornouaille).

Population

In French the inhabitants of Plouguernével are known as plouguistes.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1946	2,624	—
1954	2,710	+3.3%
1962	2,653	−2.1%
1968	3,133	+18.1%
1975	3,342	+6.7%
1982	3,585	+7.3%
1990	3,255	−9.2%
1999	2,222	−31.7%
2005	1,860	−16.3%
2015	1,721	−7.5%

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

• INSEE

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Plouguernével (in French)