Plourin-lès-Morlaix

Commune in Brittany, France

(2020–2026) Guy Pennec^[1]Area40.92 km² (15.80 sq mi)Population4,510 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation8–242 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.

Plourin-lès-Morlaix (French pronunciation: [pluʁɛ̃ lɛ mɔʁlɛ], literally Plourin near Morlaix; Breton: Plourin-Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies within the arrondissement of Morlaix.

Population

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,230 —     1800 1,860 −2.56% 1806 2,168 +2.59% 1821 2,720 +1.52% 1831 3,020 +1.05% 1836 3,065 +0.30% 1841 3,070 +0.03% 1846 3,115 +0.29% 1851 3,121 +0.04% 1856 3,013 −0.70% 1861 3,145 +0.86% 1866 3,218 +0.46% 1872 3,109 −0.57% 1876 3,125 +0.13% 1881 2,988 −0.89% 1886 3,007 +0.13% 1891 2,900 −0.72% 1896 2,847 −0.37%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,718 −0.92% 1906 2,736 +0.13% 1911 2,637 −0.73% 1921 2,420 −0.86% 1926 2,364 −0.47% 1931 2,219 −1.26% 1936 2,192 −0.24% 1946 2,111 −0.38% 1954 2,002 −0.66% 1962 2,008 +0.04% 1968 2,348 +2.64% 1975 3,649 +6.50% 1982 4,311 +2.41% 1990 4,176 −0.40% 1999 4,250 +0.20% 2007 4,532 +0.81% 2012 4,295 −1.07% 2017 4,457 +0.74%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Roland Doré sculptor
• Plourin-lès-Morlaix Parish close

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