Plonévez-du-Faou
Plonévez-du-Faou (Breton: Plonevez-ar-Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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 The parish church in Plonévez-du-Faou | |
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Location of Plonévez-du-Faou 
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| Coordinates: 48°15′15″N 3°49′26″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Carhaix-Plouguer |
| Intercommunality | Haute Cornouaille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Rannou |
| Area 1 | 80.73 km2 (31.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,105 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29175 /29530 |
| Elevation | 50–275 m (164–902 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 Plonévez-du-Faou are called in French Plonévéziens.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 2898 | 2582 | 2918 | 3160 | 3532 | 3802 | 3703 | 3747 | 3688 | 3589 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 4416 | 4047 | 3571 | 3962 | 4142 | 4242 | 4485 | 4765 | 4825 | 4964 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 5188 | 5193 | 5138 | 4568 | 4247 | 4041 | 3524 | 3319 | 3063 | 2733 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2515 | 2257 | 2206 | 2099 |
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Calvary at Saint-Herbot near Plonévez-du-Faou and the Chapelle Saint-Herbot.
- List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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