Plourin-lès-Morlaix

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.

Plourin-lès-Morlaix
Commune
Plourin Menhir : Once a milestone on the Roman road.
Location of Plourin-lès-Morlaix
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Coordinates: 48°32′07″N 3°47′22″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Plouigneau
Intercommunality	Morlaix Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Pennec[1]
Area 1	40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,529
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29207 /29600
Elevation	8–242 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.

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.

Plourin lès Morlaix church (Feb 2010)

See also

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