Pleyben

Coordinates: 48°13′36″N 3°58′05″W / 48.2267°N 3.9681°W / 48.2267; -3.9681
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Pleyben
Pleiben
Commune
Parish close
Parish close
Coat of arms of Pleyben
Coat of arms
Location of Pleyben
Map
Pleyben is located in France
Pleyben
Pleyben
Pleyben is located in Brittany
Pleyben
Pleyben
Coordinates: 48°13′36″N 3°58′05″W / 48.2267°N 3.9681°W / 48.2267; -3.9681
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonBriec
IntercommunalityPleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Amélie Caro[1]
Area
1
76.04 km2 (29.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,605
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29162 /29190
Elevation14–176 m (46–577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pleyben (French pronunciation: [plɛbɛ̃]; Breton: Pleiben) is a commune in the Châteaulin arrondissement of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The calvary in the churchyard dates from 1555.

Population[edit]

Inhabitants of Pleyben are called in French Pleybennois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,676—    
1800 4,014+1.26%
1806 4,019+0.02%
1821 4,040+0.03%
1831 4,508+1.10%
1836 4,635+0.56%
1841 4,672+0.16%
1846 5,010+1.41%
1851 4,901−0.44%
1856 4,897−0.02%
1861 5,164+1.07%
1866 5,289+0.48%
1872 4,908−1.24%
1876 5,227+1.59%
1881 5,327+0.38%
1886 5,324−0.01%
1891 5,683+1.31%
1896 5,617−0.23%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,579−0.14%
1906 5,643+0.23%
1911 5,541−0.36%
1921 4,955−1.11%
1926 5,012+0.23%
1931 4,579−1.79%
1936 4,562−0.07%
1946 4,575+0.03%
1954 3,998−1.67%
1962 3,840−0.50%
1968 3,713−0.56%
1975 3,477−0.93%
1982 3,491+0.06%
1990 3,446−0.16%
1999 3,397−0.16%
2007 3,630+0.83%
2012 3,684+0.30%
2017 3,627−0.31%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pleyben, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Saint-Germain Church, Left side of porch
    Saint-Germain Church,
    Left side of porch
  • Saint-Germain Church, Right side of porch
    Saint-Germain Church,
    Right side of porch
  • Saint-Germain Church, Nave and choir
    Saint-Germain Church,
    Nave and choir
  • Saint-Germain Church, Stained-glass windows of the choir
    Saint-Germain Church,
    Stained-glass windows of the choir
  • Saint-Germain Church, Retable of the Rosary
    Saint-Germain Church,
    Retable of the Rosary
  • Saint-Germain Church, The great organs
    Saint-Germain Church,
    The great organs

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