Plogastel-Saint-Germain

Commune in Brittany, France

Plogastel-Saint-Germain Plogastell-Sant-Jermen
Commune
The town hall in Plogastel-Saint-Germain
Coat of arms
Location of Plogastel-Saint-Germain
(2020–2026)		Annie Berrivin^[1]
Area ¹	31.39 km² (12.12 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,006
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29167 /29710
Elevation	35–160 m (115–525 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plogastel-Saint-Germain (French pronunciation: [plɔɡastɛl sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; Breton: Plogastell-Sant-Jermen) s a commune in the department of Finistère, in the Brittany region, 15 km west of Quimper. Belonging to Pays Bigouden, within the former political and religious region of Cornouaille, its territory of 31 km2 has a resolutely rural character. There is still a large majority of cultivated land and agricultural areas (80% of its area), not to mention forests (10%) and meadows (8%).The municipalities (or old municipalities, urban areas) bordering Ploegastel-Saint-Germain include: Gourlizon, Landudec, Peumerit，Plonéour-Lanvern, Plovan, Pluguffan,Plozévet.^[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Plogastel-Saint-Germain are called in French Plogastellois.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Géoportai". 20 March 2020.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plogastel-Saint-Germain.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)