Plougasnou
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Plougasnou is a commune
in the Finistère
department in Brittany
in northwestern France
, located about 75 kilometres east of Brest
. Plougasnou is northeast of the town of Plouezoc'h
, north of Lanmeur
and west of Saint-Jean-du-Doigt
. With a population of 3,217 inhabitants (2007), it is the most populous commune in the canton of Lanmeur in the arrondissement of Morlaix
. Inhabitants of Plougasnou are called Plouganistes.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
department in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, located about 75 kilometres east of Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
. Plougasnou is northeast of the town of Plouezoc'h
Plouezoc'h
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.-References:** -External links:**...
, north of Lanmeur
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 been named rue Jack Kerouac, and in March 2010 a first Jack...
and west of Saint-Jean-du-Doigt
Saint-Jean-du-Doigt
Saint-Jean-du-Doigt is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Jean-du-Doigt are called in French Jeannais.-References:** -External links:*...
. With a population of 3,217 inhabitants (2007), it is the most populous commune in the canton of Lanmeur in the arrondissement of Morlaix
Arrondissement of Morlaix
The arrondissement of Morlaix is an arrondissement of France, located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region. It has ten cantons and sixty communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Morlaix are:# Landivisiau# Lanmeur# Morlaix...
. Inhabitants of Plougasnou are called Plouganistes.