Plouray

Plouray (French pronunciation: [pluʁɛ]; Breton: Plourae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Plouray are called in French Plouraysiens.

Plouray
Plourae
Commune
The church of Saint-Yves, in Plouray
The church of Saint-Yves, in Plouray
Coat of arms of Plouray
Coat of arms
Location of Plouray
Plouray is located in France
Plouray
Plouray
Plouray is located in Brittany
Plouray
Plouray
Coordinates: 48°08′47″N 3°23′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Morvant[1]
Area
1
39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,046
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56170 /56770
Elevation170–296 m (558–971 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Plouray's population peaked at 1,991 in 1936 and declined to 1,046 in 2020. This represents a 47% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,480—    
1800 1,328−1.54%
1806 1,370+0.52%
1821 1,287−0.42%
1831 1,453+1.22%
1836 1,581+1.70%
1841 1,571−0.13%
1846 1,639+0.85%
1851 1,662+0.28%
1856 1,487−2.20%
1861 1,470−0.23%
1866 1,558+1.17%
1872 1,454−1.14%
1876 1,547+1.56%
1881 1,605+0.74%
1886 1,644+0.48%
1891 1,603−0.50%
1896 1,671+0.83%
1901 1,719+0.57%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,853+1.51%
1911 1,988+1.42%
1921 1,969−0.10%
1926 1,967−0.02%
1931 1,978+0.11%
1936 1,991+0.13%
1946 1,890−0.52%
1954 1,684−1.43%
1962 1,501−1.43%
1968 1,406−1.08%
1975 1,358−0.49%
1982 1,301−0.61%
1990 1,200−1.01%
1999 1,144−0.53%
2007 1,110−0.38%
2012 1,117+0.13%
2017 1,121+0.07%
2020 1,046−2.28%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5][6]

Geography

Plouray is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Rostrenen, 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Pontivy and 44 km (27 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais. Plouray is border by Glomel and Mellionnec to the north, by Ploërdut to the east, by Saint-Tugdual and Priziac to the south and by Langonnet to the west.

Map
Topographic map

Environment

Planning a base for automotive recycling 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). The proposal was defeated and no longer applies, however recent pollution of the rivers has destroyed a mature fish population and is expected to take several years to recover (article in the Telegram July 2017).

  • The town hall
    The town hall
  • Manor of Penguilly
    Manor of Penguilly
  • Manor of Restromar
    Manor of Restromar
  • Dolmen of Guidfoss
    Dolmen of Guidfoss

See also

References
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouray, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Populations légales 2020, INSEE
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