Ploubalay (French pronunciation: [plubalɛ]; Breton: Plouvalae) is a small town and former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Beaussais-sur-Mer.[2]
Ploubalay
Plouvalae | |
|---|---|
Part of Beaussais-sur-Mer | |
 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ploubalay  | |
  Ploubalay  Ploubalay | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′51″N 2°08′20″W / 48.5808°N 2.1389°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Pleslin-Trigavou |
| Commune | Beaussais-sur-Mer |
| Area 1 | 35.45 km2 (13.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 3,377 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22650 |
| Elevation | 2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe little town is near the sea but, unusually for this stretch of coast, it has no beach of its own.
For road users, Ploubalay deserves the epithet carrefour des plages/"crossroads of the beaches". It is crossed by the D2 departmental road connecting Dinan with the coast and by the D786 linking Plancoët with Dinard.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,150 | — |
| 1975 | 2,217 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2,292 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2,334 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,385 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,606 | +9.3% |
Inhabitants of Ploubalay are called ploubalaysiens in French.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 August 2016 (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploubalay.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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