Plouay

Plouay (French pronunciation: ​[pluɛ]; Breton: Ploue) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Plouay or Ploue are called Plouaysiens in French and Plouead (Ploueiz), Ploueadez (-ed) in Breton.[4]

Plouay
Ploue
Commune
The town hall in Plouay
Coat of arms
Location of Plouay
Plouay
Plouay
Coordinates: 47°54′56″N 3°20′02″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonGuidel
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gwenn Le Nay[1]
Area
1
67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
5,792
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56166 /56240
Elevation13–164 m (43–538 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Twin towns

Plouay is twinned with Pershore in England.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on February the 10th of 2006.

In 2008, 11.56% of the children in Plouay attended Breton-French bilingual classes in primary education.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Portail géographique de la Bretagne Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine - in French and Breton (accessed 29 July 2010).
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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