Plouha
Plouha
Plouha | |
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 Kermaria an'Iskuit Chapel, Kermaria | |
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  Plouha | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′N 2°56′W / 48.68°N 2.93°WCoordinates: 48°41′N 2°56′W / 48.68°N 2.93°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Plouha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Delsol |
| Area 1 | 39.97 km2 (15.43 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,522 |
| • 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. | |
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.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Ottis, Sherri Greene (2001). Silent Heroes. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 149–159. ISBN 0813121868.
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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