Country France Department Finistère Intercommunality Plabennec et des Abers Area 31.02 km² Arrondissement Brest | Region Brittany Canton Ploudalmézeau Population (2008) 2,074 Local time Wednesday 4:07 AM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Plouguin (Plougin in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Map of 29830 Plouguin, France
It lies 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Brest, about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the English Channel in the far west of the Leon peninsula.
Population
Inhabitants of Plouguin are called in French Plouguinois.
Saint Winwaloe
Plouguin is considered to have been (about 460) the birthplace of Saint Winwaloe, and his supposed place of birth, a feudal hillock, is still pointed out.
International relations
Plouguin is twinned with the town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
References
Plouguin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA