Plouha | |
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 Kermaria an'Iskuit Chapel, Kermaria | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Plouha | |
  Plouha  Plouha | |
| Coordinates:48°41′N2°56′W / 48.68°N 2.93°W /48.68; -2.93 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 4,677 |
| • Density | 117.0/km2 (303.1/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 andcommune in theCôtes-d'Armordepartment ofBrittany in northwesternFrance.
Inhabitants of Plouha are calledplouhatins in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,296 | — |
| 1975 | 4,195 | −0.34% |
| 1982 | 4,248 | +0.18% |
| 1990 | 4,197 | −0.15% |
| 1999 | 4,397 | +0.52% |
| 2007 | 4,535 | +0.39% |
| 2012 | 4,546 | +0.05% |
| 2017 | 4,503 | −0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Plouha istwinned with:
Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland (since 1999)
Palas de Rei, Galicia, Spain (since 2003)
Seix, Occitania, France (since 2013)
Plouha has many notable medieval sites ranging from chapels and churches tomanoires andkers, including The Chapel of Kermaria (Kermaria an Iskuit).
Plouha's beaches were the sight of several resistance efforts, notably as part of theComet 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 theShelburne Escape Line and residents of Plouha. In 1944, more than 100 downed allied airmen were evacuated byRoyal Navy motor gunboats from Bonaparte Beach toDartmouth,England.[4]
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