Plouénan

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Plouénan
Plouenan
Plouénan (France)
Plouénan
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
Canton Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Community association Haut-Léon Community
Coordinates 48 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 59 ′  W
height 0-88 m
surface 30.64 km 2
Residents 2,510 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 82 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29420
INSEE code

Mairie Plouénan

Plouénan ( Breton Plouenan ) is a French commune with 2510 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Finistère department in Brittany . The Horn River runs along the western border of the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
2638 2642 2581 2510 2356 2381 2422 2510

Attractions

  • Castle of Kerlaudy from the 15th-17th century
  • 19th century neo-Gothic church of Saint-Pierre with religious objects from the Middle Ages
  • Kerellon Chapel
  • Chapel of Lèsplouénan
  • numerous country houses
  • Several Calvaires and numerous wayside crosses from the Middle Ages
  • Bridge over the River Penzé , the Pont de la Corde

See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Plouénan

Saint-Pierre church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1393-1395.

Web links

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