Pouldreuzic
Pouldreuzic (French pronunciation: [puldʁøzik]; Breton: Pouldreuzig, [pulˈdrøːzik]) is a commune in the Finistère department, Brittany, northwestern France.
Pouldreuzic
Pouldreuzig | |
|---|---|
 The chapel and calvary of Our Lady of Penhors | |
Location of Pouldreuzic | |
  Pouldreuzic  Pouldreuzic | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′21″N 4°21′33″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Plonéour-Lanvern |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Pays Bigouden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Ronarc'h[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,157 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29225 /29710 |
| Elevation | 2–91 m (6.6–298.6 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The writer Pêr-Jakez Helias was born and lived here; the "Maison de Pierre-Jakez Hélias" is now a museum: an early 20th-century house illustrating the writer's daily life.
The church of St Faron
There are historic churches of St Faron and Lababan and the chapel of Our Lady of Penhors. Also in the commune is the Musée de l'Amiral.
Population
Inhabitants of Pouldreuzic are called in French Pouldreuzicois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,232 | — |
| 1975 | 2,141 | −0.59% |
| 1982 | 2,024 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 1,854 | −1.09% |
| 1999 | 1,814 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 1,820 | +0.04% |
| 2012 | 2,087 | +2.78% |
| 2017 | 2,156 | +0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Media related to Pouldreuzic at Wikimedia Commons
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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