Pleyben

Pleyben (French pronunciation: [plɛbɛ̃]; Breton: Pleiben) is a commune in the Châteaulin arrondissement of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The calvary in the churchyard dates from 1555.

Pleyben Pleiben
Commune
Parish close
Coat of arms
Location of Pleyben
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Coordinates: 48°13′36″N 3°58′05″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Briec
Intercommunality	Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Amélie Caro[1]
Area 1	76.04 km2 (29.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,605
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29162 /29190
Elevation	14–176 m (46–577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Pleyben are called in French Pleybennois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,676 —     1800 4,014 +1.26% 1806 4,019 +0.02% 1821 4,040 +0.03% 1831 4,508 +1.10% 1836 4,635 +0.56% 1841 4,672 +0.16% 1846 5,010 +1.41% 1851 4,901 −0.44% 1856 4,897 −0.02% 1861 5,164 +1.07% 1866 5,289 +0.48% 1872 4,908 −1.24% 1876 5,227 +1.59% 1881 5,327 +0.38% 1886 5,324 −0.01% 1891 5,683 +1.31% 1896 5,617 −0.23%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,579 −0.14% 1906 5,643 +0.23% 1911 5,541 −0.36% 1921 4,955 −1.11% 1926 5,012 +0.23% 1931 4,579 −1.79% 1936 4,562 −0.07% 1946 4,575 +0.03% 1954 3,998 −1.67% 1962 3,840 −0.50% 1968 3,713 −0.56% 1975 3,477 −0.93% 1982 3,491 +0.06% 1990 3,446 −0.16% 1999 3,397 −0.16% 2007 3,630 +0.83% 2012 3,684 +0.30% 2017 3,627 −0.31%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• Yann Larhantec Sculptor "Croix de cimetière" in Pleyben
• Pleyben Parish close
• Roland Doré sculptor Sculptor of Pleyben calvary
• Calvary at Plougonven
• List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pleyben, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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  Saint-Germain Church,
  Left side of porch
• 
  Saint-Germain Church,
  Right side of porch
• 
  Saint-Germain Church,
  Nave and choir
• 
  Saint-Germain Church,
  Stained-glass windows of the choir
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  Saint-Germain Church,
  Retable of the Rosary
• 
  Saint-Germain Church,
  The great organs

External links

• Tourism website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)