Plessix-Balisson (; br, Ar Genkiz-Yuzhael) is a former
commune
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* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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in the
Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582. department
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of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in northwestern
France
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune
Beaussais-sur-Mer
Beaussais-sur-Mer (; br, Bosez-Poudour) is a commune in the department of Côtes-d'Armor, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Ploubalay (the seat), Plessix-Balisson and Trégo ...
.
Arrêté préfectoral
30 August 2016
With an area of only eight hectare
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s, Plessix-Balisson was the smallest commune of the region and the second smallest in France, after Castelmoron-d'Albret
Castelmoron-d'Albret (; oc, Castèlmauron d'Albret) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
It is notable for being the smallest commune in France by size, with an area of just , roughly the size o ...
.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
External links
Website
Former communes of Côtes-d'Armor
Enclaves and exclaves
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