Le Pouliguen
Le Pouliguen (French pronunciation: [lə puliɡɛ̃]; Breton: Ar Poulgwenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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 Port et promenade du Pouliguen | |
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Location of Le Pouliguen 
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  Le Pouliguen  Le Pouliguen | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′40″N 2°25′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | La Baule-Escoublac |
| Intercommunality | Cap Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves Lainé |
| Area 1 | 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,275 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pouliguennais, Pouliguennaise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44135 /44510 |
| Elevation | 0–23 m (0–75 ft) |
| Website | http://www.lepouliguen.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
- La Baule – Presqu’île de Guérande
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- The works of Jean Fréour. The St Nicolas church in Le Pouliguen has two statues by the Breton sculptor.
It is twinned with a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales called Llantwit Major.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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