Plouhinec, Finistère

Plouhinec (French pronunciation: [pluinɛk]; Breton: Ploeneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plouhinec Ploeneg
Commune
Bay of Pors Poulhan - Harbour of Plouhinec
Coat of arms
Location of Plouhinec
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Coordinates: 48°00′51″N 4°29′11″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Douarnenez
Intercommunality	Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvan Moullec[1]
Area 1	28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,932
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29197 /29780
Elevation	0–104 m (0–341 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune lies on the road from Pont-l'Abbé to Audierne.

Landmarks in the town include the Saint-Winoc Church, which dates from the sixteenth century, and the scenic, small natural port of the borough of Pors-Poulhan. Its smooth white-sand beaches with their light surf are ideal for families with children.

The village contains sculptures by locally born artist René Quillivic.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,854 —     1800 1,792 −0.48% 1806 1,826 +0.31% 1821 2,304 +1.56% 1831 2,579 +1.13% 1836 2,732 +1.16% 1841 2,815 +0.60% 1846 3,014 +1.38% 1851 3,052 +0.25% 1856 3,190 +0.89% 1861 3,378 +1.15% 1866 3,736 +2.04% 1872 3,744 +0.04% 1876 4,023 +1.81% 1881 4,262 +1.16% 1886 4,596 +1.52% 1891 4,921 +1.38% 1896 5,507 +2.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 6,042 +1.87% 1906 6,435 +1.27% 1911 6,512 +0.24% 1921 6,549 +0.06% 1926 6,783 +0.70% 1931 6,738 −0.13% 1936 6,573 −0.49% 1946 6,219 −0.55% 1954 6,319 +0.20% 1962 6,036 −0.57% 1968 5,792 −0.69% 1975 5,361 −1.10% 1982 4,900 −1.28% 1990 4,524 −0.99% 1999 4,106 −1.07% 2007 4,215 +0.33% 2012 4,107 −0.52% 2017 3,975 −0.65%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Gallery

• 
  Sunset on the Plouhinec beach.
• 
  Cormorants at the Harbour of Pors-Poulhan.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

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 Plouhinec, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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