Plourin-lès-Morlaix (French pronunciation: [pluʁɛ̃ mɔʁlɛ], literally Plourin near Morlaix; Breton: Plourin-Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies within the arrondissement of Morlaix.

Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Plourin Menhir : Once a milestone on the Roman road.
Plourin Menhir : Once a milestone on the Roman road.
Location of Plourin-lès-Morlaix
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Plourin-lès-Morlaix is located in France
Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Plourin-lès-Morlaix is located in Brittany
Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Coordinates: 48°32′07″N 3°47′22″W / 48.5353°N 3.7894°W / 48.5353; -3.7894
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Pennec[1]
Area
1
40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,510
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29207 /29600
Elevation8–242 m (26–794 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Inhabitants of Plourin-lès-Morlaix are called in French Plourinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,230—    
1800 1,860−2.56%
1806 2,168+2.59%
1821 2,720+1.52%
1831 3,020+1.05%
1836 3,065+0.30%
1841 3,070+0.03%
1846 3,115+0.29%
1851 3,121+0.04%
1856 3,013−0.70%
1861 3,145+0.86%
1866 3,218+0.46%
1872 3,109−0.57%
1876 3,125+0.13%
1881 2,988−0.89%
1886 3,007+0.13%
1891 2,900−0.72%
1896 2,847−0.37%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,718−0.92%
1906 2,736+0.13%
1911 2,637−0.73%
1921 2,420−0.86%
1926 2,364−0.47%
1931 2,219−1.26%
1936 2,192−0.24%
1946 2,111−0.38%
1954 2,002−0.66%
1962 2,008+0.04%
1968 2,348+2.64%
1975 3,649+6.50%
1982 4,311+2.41%
1990 4,176−0.40%
1999 4,250+0.20%
2007 4,532+0.81%
2012 4,295−1.07%
2017 4,457+0.74%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights edit

The church edit

The Notre Dame church dates back to the late 17th to early 18th century. The taxus tree next to the entrance is supposed to be one thousand years old.

 
Plourin lès Morlaix church (Feb 2010)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plourin-lès-Morlaix, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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