Plouhinec, Finistère

Plouhinec (Breton: Ploeneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plouhinec Ploeneg
Commune
Bay of Pors Poulhan - Harbour of Plouhinec
Coat of arms
Location of Plouhinec
Plouhinec Plouhinec
Coordinates: 48°00′51″N 4°29′11″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Douarnenez
Intercommunality	Cap-Sizun
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bruno Le Port
Area ^1	28.05 km^2 (10.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,975
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29197 /29780
Elevation	0–104 m (0–341 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune lies on the road from Pont-l'Abbé to Audierne.

Landmarks in the town include the Saint-Winoc Church, which dates from the sixteenth century, and the scenic, small natural port of the borough of Pors-Poulhan. Its smooth white-sand beaches with their light surf are ideal for families with children.

The village contains sculptures by locally born artist René Quillivic.

Population

Historical population of Plouhinec, Finistère

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	1854	1792	1826	2304	2579	2732	2815	3014	3052	3190

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	3378	3736	3744	4023	4262	4596	4921	5507	6042	6435

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	6512	6549	6783	6738	6573	6219	6319	6036	5792	5361

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	4900	4524	4106	4267

Gallery

• 
  Sunset on the Plouhinec beach.
• 
  Cormorants at the Harbour of Pors-Poulhan.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

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

• The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)