Plouha

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Kermaria an'Iskuit Chapel
Coat of arms
Plouha
Location within Brittany region Plouha
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Plouha
Intercommunality	Lanvollon Plouha
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Éric Duval
Area1	39.97 km2 (15.43 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	4,558
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plouha (Breton: Plouha, Gallo: Plóha) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	4,227	—
1968	4,296	+1.6%
1975	4,195	−2.4%
1982	4,248	+1.3%
1990	4,297	+1.2%
1999	4,397	+2.3%
2008	4,558	+3.7%

Inhabitants of Plouha are called plouhatins in French.

International relations

Plouha is twinned with Killorglin located in County Kerry, Ireland.

History

Plouha has many notable medieval sites ranging from chapels and churches to manoires and kers. The Chapel of Kermaria (Kermaria an Iskuit) is perhaps the most widely recognized, outside of Brittany.

World War II

Plouha's beaches were the sight of several Resistance efforts, notably as part of the Comet line, a resistance group that sheltered Allied troops and helped them return to Great Britain. The plage Bonaparte in Plouha was the site for the Shelburne Operation which organized the return of Allied airmen to Dartmouth, UK.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Plouha (French)