Le Pouliguen

Le Pouliguen (French pronunciation: [lə puliɡɛ̃]; Breton: Ar Poulgwenn) is a commune of western France, located in the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire. Le Pouliguen is situated between La Baule-Escoublac and Batz-sur-Mer.

Le Pouliguen Ar Poulgwenn
Commune
Port and promenade
Coat of arms
Location of Le Pouliguen
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Coordinates: 47°16′40″N 2°25′45″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	La Baule-Escoublac
Intercommunality	CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Norbert Samama[1]
Area 1	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,007
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Pouliguennais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44135 /44510
Elevation	0–23 m (0–75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port

The port is located at the border between Le Pouliguen and La Baule-Escoublac. It comprises three basins and three bridges, and mostly welcomes fishing boats and leisure boats.^[3] The port is located on a channel that feeds into the "Marais Salants".^[4]

In recent years, the port has had issues with silting, with large amounts of sand building up at the bottom of the port. This causes issues for boats trying to enter the port at low tide. Some believe that this can be linked back to the construction of the Port of Pornichet, which has changed the tides and caused large amounts of sand to end up in the port of the Pouliguen.^[5]

Demographics

Housing

In 2019:^[6]

Statistic Description	Value
Number of housing units	6503
Share of primary residence, %	33,7
Share of secondary residences, %	63.3
Empty houses, %	2.9
Share of residents owners of their primary residence, %	69.3

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1856 868 —     1872 969 +0.69% 1901 1,505 +1.53% 1926 2,013 +1.17% 1946 5,148 +4.81% 1962 3,658 −2.11% 1968 3,788 +0.58% 1975 4,276 +1.75%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 4,383 +0.35% 1990 4,912 +1.43% 1999 5,266 +0.78% 2007 5,199 −0.16% 2012 4,810 −1.54% 2017 4,275 −2.33% 2020 4,024 −2.00%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2017)[8]

Notable Places

• Town hall
• Crêperie Barapom du Pouliguen
• Port
• Plage du Nau (beach)
• Côte Sauvage (bike/walk path along the coast)
• Petit bois (parc)

International relations

It is twinned with Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

See also

• La Baule – Presqu'île de Guérande
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Jean Fréour