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Plouay
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Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.
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Plouay is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Plouay, Morbihan, and the Lorient Agglomeration. It serves as the capital of the canton of Plouay and is located in the Brittany region. The town borders Inguiniel, Lanvaudan, Calan, and Cléguer. Its official postal code is 56240, and it is twinned with Pershore.
The commune covers an area of 67.33 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is 5,792, comprising 2,785 males and 2,885 females. Another source lists the population as 5,166. Plouay has an elevation of 164 meters above sea level, though other records indicate elevations of 81 and 82 meters. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Plouay
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,166
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Plouay
- French commune.native name
- Ploue
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie Plouay.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Plouay
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Plouay (Morbihan).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lorient
- French commune.canton
- Guidel
- French commune.INSEE
- 56166
- French commune.postal code
- 56240
- French commune.mayor
- Gwenn Le Nay
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Lorient Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 83
- French commune.elevation min m
- 13
- French commune.elevation max m
- 164
- French commune.area km2
- 67.33
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Plouay
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lorient
- Population
- 5755
- Area
- 67.33
- Elevation
- 105
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Plouay
- Shares border with
- Berné
- Official website
- www.plouay.fr
- Image
- Mairie Plouay.JPG
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- Commons category
- Plouay
- topic's main category
- Category:Plouay
- postal code
- 56240
- twinned administrative body
- Pershore
- associated electoral district
- canton of Guidel
- male population
- 2785
- female population
- 2885
- P8168
- James Henry Carleton
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-97-33-31-51
- fax number
- +33-2-97-33-17-85
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Population
- Geography
- Map
- List of places
- History
- Breton language
- Gallery
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.
Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI Road World Championships in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plouay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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