Plouray
| Plouray Plourae | |
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The church of Saint-Yves, in Plouray | |
  Plouray | |
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Location within Brittany region  Plouray | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′47″N 3°23′12″W / 48.1464°N 3.3867°WCoordinates: 48°08′47″N 3°23′12″W / 48.1464°N 3.3867°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Gourin |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Roi Morvan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Michel Morvant |
| Area1 | 39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,144 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56170 / 56770 |
| Elevation | 170–296 m (558–971 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Plouray (Breton: Plourae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Plouray are called in French Plouraysiens.
See also
References
Pollution
- Planning a base for industrial toxic waste by the French company GDE, a subsidiary of the industrial group Trafigura, which sent the ship Probo-Koala to Abidjan in 2006 (see 2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste spill).
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plouray. |
- French Ministry of Culture list for Plouray (French)
- Map of Plouray on Michelin (English)
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