Plérin

Plérin Plerin
Commune
Martin beach, Plérin
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Plérin
Plérin Plérin
Coordinates: 48°32′07″N 2°46′10″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Plérin
Intercommunality	Saint-Brieuc Armor
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ronan Kerdraon
Area 1	27.72 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	14,704
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22187 /22190
Elevation	0–143 m (0–469 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plérin (French pronunciation: [pleʁɛ̃]; 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.

Population

Inhabitants of Plérin are called plérinais in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,818 —     1800 3,228 −2.37% 1806 3,609 +1.88% 1821 3,884 +0.49% 1831 4,896 +2.34% 1836 4,875 −0.09% 1841 4,887 +0.05% 1846 4,939 +0.21% 1851 5,661 +2.77% 1856 5,817 +0.55% 1861 5,962 +0.49% 1866 6,178 +0.71% 1872 6,160 −0.05% 1876 5,664 −2.08% 1881 5,809 +0.51% 1886 5,466 −1.21% 1891 5,346 −0.44% 1896 5,086 −0.99%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,186 +0.39% 1906 5,304 +0.45% 1911 5,397 +0.35% 1921 4,977 −0.81% 1926 5,206 +0.90% 1931 5,238 +0.12% 1936 5,288 +0.19% 1946 6,370 +1.88% 1954 6,779 +0.78% 1962 7,623 +1.48% 1968 8,780 +2.38% 1975 9,757 +1.52% 1982 10,559 +1.13% 1990 12,108 +1.73% 1999 12,512 +0.37% 2007 13,512 +0.97% 2012 14,224 +1.03% 2017 14,062 −0.23%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
• Élie Le Goff Sculptor of Plérin's war memorial

External links

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