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  (2022)[2]	3,923
• 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