Pouliguen

Pouliguen ( Ar Breton Poulgwenn in or Ar Poulig' gwenn (into Breton vannetais = the small white handle)) is a famous commune of Loire-Atlantique for its fishing and marina, located at the bottom of the bay éponyme.

It counts: 5266 inhabitants. It belongs to the community of agglomeration Cape Atlantique. It is also a Seaside resort very tourist whose estival population can go up until: 40000 inhabitants.

The inhabitants of the commune are called the Pouliguennais and Pouliguennaises .

Geography

History

Pouliguen developed thanks to its port which gave its name to the borough, centered on the fishing and the transport of salt towards the Loire or Northern Europe. In testify its houses to fishermen, ship-owners and paludiers in the center.

In the beginning attached to Batz-on-Sea, the parish of Pouliguen became a commune in 1854.

Its development, as of the 19th century, is related to the balneal tourism, in particular starting from the arrival of the railroad.

With Batz-on-Sea, Pouliguen is the place where the Breton language is extinct most tardily in Loire-Atlantique. Certain villages of Pouliguen spoke still Breton at the end about the XIX E century. In Batz the Breton language is extinct after 1945 with the death of the Breton-speaking last.

Administration

|- | align=right| 1854 - 1871 || Jules Benoit||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1871 - 1878 || Jean Luglien de Jouenne ||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1878 - 1888 || Jules Benoit||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1888 - 1888 || Jean Luglien de Jouenne ||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1888 - 1892 || Henri Berthy||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1892 - 1896 || Pierre Marie Quellard||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1896 - 1896 || Henri Bretaulière||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1896 - 1896 || Pierre Marie Quellard||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1896 - 1907 || Alphonse Berthier||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1907 - 1922 || Philippe Delaroche-Vernet||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1922 - 1925 || Georges Gralpois||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1925 - 1944 || Rene Touchard||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1945 - 1945 || Leon Lescaudron||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1945 - 1969 || Louis Loday||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1969 - 1971 || Jean-Claude Labarre||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1971 - 1983 || Felix Monville||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1983 - 1989 || Rene Demolished||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1989 - 1995 || Andree Rochefort||align=" center" | || |- | align=right| 1995 - 2001 || Rene Chotard||align=" center" | ||

Demography

Places and monuments

In addition to its sand beach end, there exists on the rock coast of many splits, and the caves which are discovered with low tide. Most famous is the cave of the Goblins which led, according to the legend, until Guérande and which was kept by terrible a Korrigan. One also finds the rock of the Sphinx which gave its name to a handle.

Only listed monument, the Vault of Penchâteau goes back to the 15th century for its old part. It contains old statues and low-reliefs.

Personalities related to the commune

Francis Mockel, engraver, born on September 17th 1940.
Loïck Peyron, French navigator, born on December 1st 1959.

Twinning

Pouliguen is twinned with:

Llantwit Major with the Wales
Kisslegg in Germany

See too

Common of the Loire-Atlantique
Coast of Love

External bonds

Official site of the city
Official site of the Municipal Office of the Sports
PiM - Club Data-processing of Pouliguen
Pouliguen on the site of INSEE
Panoramas 360 of Pouliguen

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