Ploumoguer
Ploumoguer
Ploñger | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Ploumoguer | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ploumoguer  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Saint-Renan |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Didier Pluvinage |
| Area 1 | 38.93 km2 (15.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 1,919 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29201 /29810 |
| Elevation | 0–141 m (0–463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ploumoguer (Breton: Ploñger) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Ploumoguer are called in French Ploumoguérois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,470 | — |
| 1901 | 1,884 | +28.2% |
| 1911 | 1,938 | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 1,853 | −4.4% |
| 1936 | 1,724 | −7.0% |
| 1946 | 1,707 | −1.0% |
| 1954 | 1,648 | −3.5% |
| 1962 | 1,562 | −5.2% |
| 1968 | 1,475 | −5.6% |
| 1975 | 1,361 | −7.7% |
| 1982 | 1,560 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 1,602 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,646 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,919 | +16.6% |
Notable people
- Jean Causeur - 1643-1771, butcher who was said to have lived to 131 years of age. Modern scrutiny of his birth records reveal that he was probably born in around 1665, making his age of death around 109 years, still an exceptional age for his time.[1]
See also
References
- ^ L.-L. B. Petersen and B. Jeune, ISBN 87-7838-466-4 ISSN 0909-119X , Odense, 2003; http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/03.htm
External links
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