Plouvorn
Commune in Brittany, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plouvorn (French pronunciation: [pluvɔʁn]; Breton: Plouvorn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plouvorn
Plouvorn | |
|---|---|
Town hall | |
 Location of Plouvorn | |
  Plouvorn  Plouvorn | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′50″N 4°02′11″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Landivisiau |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Landivisiau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Miossec[1] |
Area 1 | 35.44 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,916 |
| • Density | 82.28/km2 (213.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29210 /29420 |
| Elevation | 29–126 m (95–413 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 Plouvorn are called in French Plouvornéens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,619 | — |
| 1975 | 2,525 | −0.52% |
| 1982 | 2,700 | +0.96% |
| 1990 | 2,584 | −0.55% |
| 1999 | 2,573 | −0.05% |
| 2007 | 2,760 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 2,795 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 2,870 | +0.53% |
| 2023 | 2,916 | +0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Breton language
In 2008, 9.92% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[4]
