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Plougasnou (; br, Plouganoù) is a
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in the
Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.
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in
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in northwestern
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, located about 75 kilometres east of
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. Plougasnou is northeast of the town of
Plouezoc'h Plouezoc'h ( or ; br, Plouezoc'h ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plouezoc'h are called in French ''Plouezoc'hois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department ...
, north of
Lanmeur Lanmeur (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac () has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac. A street in Lanmeur has be ...
and west of
Saint-Jean-du-Doigt Saint-Jean-du-Doigt (; br, Sant-Yann-ar-Biz) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Jean-du-Doig ...
. It had a population of 3,197 inhabitants in 2016. Inhabitants of Plougasnou are called ''Plouganistes''.


Population


Twinning

Plougasnou has been twinned with
Helston Helston ( kw, Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map shee ...
since 2010.Mairie Plougasnou
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See also

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Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website
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Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère Seaside resorts in France {{Finistère-geo-stub