Plouhinec, Morbihan

Plouhinec Pleheneg
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 3°14′59″W / 47.6983°N 3.2497°W / 47.6983; -3.2497Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 3°14′59″W / 47.6983°N 3.2497°W / 47.6983; -3.2497
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pluvigner
Intercommunality	Blavet Bellevue Océan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sophie Le Chat[1]
Area 1	35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	5,367
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56169 /56680
Elevation	0–25 m (0–82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouhinec (French pronunciation: ​[pluinɛk]; Breton: Pleheneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy[]

From the Breton ploe (parish), ethin (ulex) and the suffix ek.

Demographics[]

Inhabitants of Plouhinec are called in French Plouhinecois.

See also[]

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plouhinec (Morbihan).

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

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