Plouay
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Commune of Plouay |
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| Ploue | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Plouay (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. de la Région de Plouay | |
| Mayor | Jacques Le Nay (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 13 m–164 m (avg. 83 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 67.33 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
4,759 | |
| - Density | 70/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 56166/ 56240 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Plouay (Breton: Ploue) is a village and commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany, France, with approximately 5000 inhabitants.
Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, an annual cycling race (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the World Championships of Cycling in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006.
Plouay is twinned with Pershore in England.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Plouay are called Plouaysiens.
As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 4,759.
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
Mayors of Morbihan Association (French); INSEE (English); IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Cultural Heritage (French)
- Map of Plouay on Michelin (English)
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