Plouigneau (Plouigneau)
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| local community | Plouigneau | |
| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ′ N , 3 ° 42 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 29610 | |
| Former INSEE code | 29199 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.plouigneau.fr/ | |
_Mairie.JPG) Former town hall (Mairie) |
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Plouigneau ( Breton Plouigno ) is a village and a former French commune with 4,906 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Finistère in the region of Brittany . It belonged to the arrondissement of Morlaix and the canton of Plouigneau .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Plouigneau and Le Ponthou were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Plouigneau of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Plouigneau.
history
The name of the place is composed of the Breton term for municipality Plou and the name of Sant Igno . Saint Ignaz was a monk from Cornwall who came across the English Channel in the 6th century to proselytize Brittany.
Attractions
- Agricultural Museum (Ecomusée de la Métairie)
- Stèle of Croas ar Peulven east of the village,
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1055-1067.
Web links
- Official website Plouigneau (French)