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Also known as Plougerne

Plouguerneau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Plouguerneau is a commune in France, situated in the Finistère department and the canton of Lannilis. It lies within the communauté de communes du Pays des Abers and the arrondissement of Brest. The town shares borders with Guissény, Kernilis, Lannilis, and Plouvien. Its official name is Plouguerneau, and its residents are known as Plouguernéens and Plouguernéennes.

The commune has an area of 43.33 square kilometers and a population of 6,755, comprising 3,212 males and 3,395 females. It is twinned with Edingen-Neckarhausen. The postal code for the area is 29880, and it falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.

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Place details

Locality
Mogueran
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
5,883
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
6.3 µg/m³
PM10
9.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Plouguerneau
French commune.native name
Plougerne
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Bretagne plouguerneau.jpg
French commune.caption
Sunset at Plouguerneau
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Plouguerneau (Finistère).svg
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
79
French commune.INSEE
29195
French commune.postal code
29880
French commune.arrondissement
Brest
French commune.canton
Lesneven
French commune.mayor
Yannig Robin
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.area km2
43.33

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
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  • Geography
  • International relations
  • Population
  • Breton language
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Plouguerneau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

==Geography== A municipality located between the right bank of the coastal river Aber-Wrac'h and the English Channel, Plouguerneau is made up of three towns: Plouguerneau in the center of the municipality, Lilia to the west facing the sea and Le Grouanec to the east facing land. It is located in the heart of the Pays pagan and the Pays des Abers.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plouguerneau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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