Plouhinec, Finistère
Commune in Brittany, France
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Plouhinec (French pronunciation: [pluinɛk]; Breton: Ploeneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plouhinec
Ploeneg | |
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Bay of Pors Poulhan - Harbour of Plouhinec | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Plouhinec | |
  Plouhinec Location within France  Plouhinec Location within Brittany | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 3,919 |
| • Density | 139.7/km2 (361.9/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.[citation needed]
The village contains sculptures by locally born artist René Quillivic.
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Gallery
Sunset on the Plouhinec beach.
Cormorants at the Harbour of Pors-Poulhan.
