Plounévez-Lochrist
Commune in Brittany, France
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Plounévez-Lochrist (French pronunciation: [pluneve lɔkʁist]; Breton: Gwinevez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Plounévez-Lochrist
Gwinevez | |
|---|---|
Church at Plounévez-Lochrist | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Plounévez-Lochrist | |
  Plounévez-Lochrist Location within France  Plounévez-Lochrist Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′03″N 4°12′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-de-Léon |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Léon Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gildas Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 39.54 km2 (15.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,281 |
| • Density | 57.69/km2 (149.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29206 /29430 |
| Elevation | 0–96 m (0–315 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 Plounévez-Lochrist are called in French Plounévéziens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,056 | — |
| 1975 | 2,744 | −1.53% |
| 1982 | 2,580 | −0.88% |
| 1990 | 2,356 | −1.13% |
| 1999 | 2,278 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 2,377 | +0.53% |
| 2012 | 2,391 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 2,291 | −0.85% |
| 2023 | 2,281 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
