Plouray

Plouray (Breton: Plourae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plouray Plourae
Commune
The church of Saint-Yves, in Plouray
Location of Plouray
Plouray Plouray
Coordinates: 48°08′47″N 3°23′12″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pays du Roi Morvan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Morvant[1]
Area ^1	39.09 km^2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	1,121
• Density	29/km^2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56170 /56770
Elevation	170–296 m (558–971 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Plouray are called in French Plouraysiens.

Pollution

• 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).

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)