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Plouha (French pronunciation: [plu.a]; Breton: Plouha; Gallo: Plóha) is a town and commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Plouha
Plouha | |
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Commune | |
 Kermaria an'Iskuit Chapel, Kermaria | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Plouha  | |
  Plouha  Plouha | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′N 2°56′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Plouha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Xavier Compain[1] |
| Area 1 | 39.97 km2 (15.43 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,541 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22222 /22580 |
| Elevation | 0–109 m (0–358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4,227 | — |
| 1968 | 4,296 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 4,195 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | 4,248 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,197 | −1.2% |
| 1999 | 4,397 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4,425 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4,582 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4,464 | −2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,476 | +0.3% |
Inhabitants of Plouha are called plouhatins in French.
Twin towns
Plouha is twinned with:
Killorglin in County Kerry, Ireland, since 1999
Palas de Rei in Spain since 2003
Seix in France since 2013
History
Plouha has many notable medieval sites ranging from chapels and churches to manoires and kers, including The Chapel of Kermaria (Kermaria an Iskuit).
World War II
Plouha's beaches were the sight of several resistance efforts, notably as part of the Comet line, a resistance group that sheltered Allied troops and helped them return to Great Britain. The Bonaparte beach near Plouha was the site for the evacuations by sea organized by the Shelburne Escape Line and residents of Plouha. In 1944, more than 100 downed allied airmen were evacuated by Royal Navy motor gunboats from Bonaparte Beach to Dartmouth, England.[3]
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Ottis, Sherri Greene (2001). Silent Heroes. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 149–159. ISBN 0813121868.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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На других языках
[de] Plouha
Plouha ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 4541 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Côtes-d’Armor in der Bretagne und Hauptort des Kantons Plouha.- [en] Plouha
[fr] Plouha
Plouha [plua] est une commune du Goëlo dans l'ancien Pays de Saint-Brieuc, dans le département des Côtes-d'Armor, dans la région Bretagne, en France.[ru] Плуа
Плуа́ (фр. и брет. Plouha, галло Plóha) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Бретань. Департамент — Кот-д’Армор. Главный город кантона Плуа. Округ коммуны — Генган.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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