Plouguin
Commune in Brittany, France
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Plouguin (French pronunciation: [pluɡɛ̃]; Breton: Plougin) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plouguin
Plougin | |
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The town hall in Plouguin | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Plouguin | |
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| Coordinates: 48°31′31″N 4°36′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Plabennec |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Talarmain[1] |
Area 1 | 31.02 km2 (11.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,268 |
| • Density | 73.11/km2 (189.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29196 /29830 |
| Elevation | 0–82 m (0–269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Brest, about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the English Channel in the far west of the Leon peninsula.
Population
Saint Winwaloe
Plouguin is considered to have been (about 460) the birthplace of Saint Winwaloe, and his supposed place of birth, a feudal hillock, is still pointed out.
International relations
Plouguin is twinned with the town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
