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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°32′07″N 2°46′10″W / 48.5353°N 2.7694°WCoordinates: 48°32′07″N 2°46′10″W / 48.5353°N 2.7694°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Canton | Plérin | |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Brieuc | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Ronan Kerdraon | |
| Area1 | 27.72 km2 (10.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 13,522 | |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22187 / 22190 | |
| Elevation | 0–143 m (0–469 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Plérin (Breton: Plerin, Gallo: Plérein) is a coastal commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The Marché du Porc Breton, located in Plérin, is where the price of pork is set for retailers across France.[1]
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,818 | — |
| 1800 | 3,228 | −15.5% |
| 1806 | 3,609 | +11.8% |
| 1821 | 3,884 | +7.6% |
| 1831 | 4,896 | +26.1% |
| 1836 | 4,875 | −0.4% |
| 1841 | 4,887 | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 4,939 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 5,661 | +14.6% |
| 1856 | 5,817 | +2.8% |
| 1861 | 5,962 | +2.5% |
| 1866 | 6,178 | +3.6% |
| 1872 | 6,160 | −0.3% |
| 1876 | 5,664 | −8.1% |
| 1881 | 5,809 | +2.6% |
| 1886 | 5,466 | −5.9% |
| 1891 | 5,346 | −2.2% |
| 1896 | 5,086 | −4.9% |
| 1901 | 5,186 | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 5,304 | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 5,397 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 4,977 | −7.8% |
| 1926 | 5,206 | +4.6% |
| 1931 | 5,238 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 5,288 | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 6,370 | +20.5% |
| 1954 | 6,779 | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 7,623 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 8,780 | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 9,757 | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 10,559 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 12,108 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 12,512 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13,522 | +8.1% |
Inhabitants of Plérin are called plérinais in French.
See also[edit]
- Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
- Élie Le Goff Sculptor of Plérin's war memorial
References[edit]
- ^ Une « table ronde » pour éviter une nouvelle crise dans la filière porcine, Le Monde, August 10, 2015
External links[edit]
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Plérin (French)
