Plouvien

Plouvien
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
The parish church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
Flag of Plouvien
Flag
Coat of arms of Plouvien
Coat of arms
Location of Plouvien
Map
Plouvien is located in France
Plouvien
Plouvien
Plouvien is located in Brittany
Plouvien
Plouvien
Coordinates: 48°31′49″N 4°27′06″W / 48.5303°N 4.4517°W / 48.5303; -4.4517
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonPlabennec
IntercommunalityPays des Abers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Oldani[1]
Area
1
33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,892
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29209 /29860
Elevation0–89 m (0–292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouvien (French pronunciation: [pluvjɛ̃]; Breton: Plouvien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The journalist and writer Jean Bothorel was born in Plouvien on 12 May 1940.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouvien are called in French Plouviennois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,291—    
1975 2,431+0.85%
1982 2,779+1.93%
1990 2,886+0.47%
1999 3,187+1.11%
2007 3,601+1.54%
2012 3,708+0.59%
2017 3,766+0.31%
Source: INSEE[3]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 24 May 2007.

In 2008, 7.54% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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