Plourin-lès-Morlaix

Plourin-lès-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.
Location of Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Coordinates: 48°32′07″N 3°47′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Guy Pennec
Area
1
40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,457
  Density110/km2 (280/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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,230    
18001,860−16.6%
18062,168+16.6%
18212,720+25.5%
18313,020+11.0%
18363,065+1.5%
18413,070+0.2%
18463,115+1.5%
18513,121+0.2%
18563,013−3.5%
18613,145+4.4%
18663,218+2.3%
YearPop.±%
18723,109−3.4%
18763,125+0.5%
18812,988−4.4%
18863,007+0.6%
18912,900−3.6%
18962,847−1.8%
19012,718−4.5%
19062,736+0.7%
19112,637−3.6%
19212,420−8.2%
19262,364−2.3%
19312,219−6.1%
YearPop.±%
19362,192−1.2%
19462,111−3.7%
19542,002−5.2%
19622,008+0.3%
19682,348+16.9%
19753,649+55.4%
19824,311+18.1%
19904,176−3.1%
19994,250+1.8%
20084,808+13.1%

Sights

The church

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

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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