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Plouray (French pronunciation: ​[pluʁɛ]; Breton: Plourae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Plouray are called in French Plouraysiens.

Plouray Plourae
Commune
The church of Saint-Yves, in Plouray
Coat of arms
Location of Plouray
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Coordinates: 48°08′47″N 3°23′12″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Morvant[1]
Area 1	39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,062
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56170 /56770
Elevation	170–296 m (558–971 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Plouray's population peaked at 1,991 in 1936 and declined to 1,062 in 2019. This represents a 46.7% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,480 —     1800 1,328 −1.54% 1806 1,370 +0.52% 1821 1,287 −0.42% 1831 1,453 +1.22% 1836 1,581 +1.70% 1841 1,571 −0.13% 1846 1,639 +0.85% 1851 1,662 +0.28% 1856 1,487 −2.20% 1861 1,470 −0.23% 1866 1,558 +1.17%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1872 1,454 −1.14% 1876 1,547 +1.56% 1881 1,605 +0.74% 1886 1,644 +0.48% 1891 1,603 −0.50% 1896 1,671 +0.83% 1901 1,719 +0.57% 1906 1,853 +1.51% 1911 1,988 +1.42% 1921 1,969 −0.10% 1926 1,967 −0.02% 1931 1,978 +0.11%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 1,991 +0.13% 1946 1,890 −0.52% 1954 1,684 −1.43% 1962 1,501 −1.43% 1968 1,406 −1.08% 1975 1,358 −0.49% 1982 1,301 −0.61% 1990 1,200 −1.01% 1999 1,144 −0.53% 2008 1,107 −0.36% 2013 1,127 +0.36% 2019 1,062 −0.99%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2019)[5]

Geography

Plouray is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Rostrenen, 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Pontivy and 44 km (27 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais. Plouray is border by Glomel and Mellionnec to the north, by Ploërdut to the east, by Saint-Tugdual and Priziac to the south and by Langonnet to the west.

Map

Environment

Planning a base for automotive recycling by the French company GDE, a subsidiary of the industrial group Trafigura, which sent the ship Probo-Koala to Abidjan in 2006 (see 2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste spill). The proposal was defeated and no longer applies, however recent pollution of the rivers has destroyed a mature fish population and is expected to take several years to recover (article in the Telegram July 2017).

Gallery

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  The town hall
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  Manor of Penguilly
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  Manor of Restromar
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  Dolmen of Guidfoss

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Plouray

Plouray (bretonisch: Plourae) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1062 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Gemeindeverband Roi Morvan Communauté.

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- [en] Plouray

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[fr] Plouray

Plouray [pluʁɛ] est une commune française située dans le département du Morbihan, en région Bretagne. Elle fait partie du Pays du Roi Morvan et culturellement du « Bro Pourlet » (pays de Guéméné). On y portait auparavant le costume aux mille boutons, nom donné surtout à la tenue des femmes.

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