commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastli ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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French
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''Plouraysiens''.
Population
Plouray's population peaked at 1,991 in 1936 and declined to 1,062 in 2019. This represents a 46.7% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.
Geography
Plouray is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan, southwest of
Rostrenen
Rostrenen (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department and Brittany region of northwestern France.
Geography
Neighbouring communes
Rostrenen is border by Mellionnec to the south, Plouguernevel to the east, Kergrist-Moëlou to the nor ...
, northwest of
Pontivy
Pontivy (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. Inhabitants of Pontivy are called ''Pontivyens'' in French.
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History
...
and north of
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginn ...
. Historically, the village belongs to
Vannetais
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
. Plouray is border by
Glomel
Glomel (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Glomel are called ''glomelois'' in French.
Geography
Glomel is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (fre ...
and
Mellionnec
Mellionnec (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. The chapel of La Pitié is situated in the commune.
Population
Inhabitants of Mellionnec are called ''mellionnecais'' in French. Population is st ...
to the north, by
Ploërdut
Ploërdut (; br, Pleurdud) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Saint-Tugdual
Saint-Tugdual (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Saint-Tugdual are called in French ''Tugdualais''.
Geography
Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet.
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...
and
Priziac
Priziac (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Priziac are called in French ''Priziacois''. The commune's population has been divided by three within a century because of rura ...
to the south and by
Langonnet
Langonnet () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Langonnet is in north-west part of Cornouaille, in Lower Brittany. It's one of the few Cornouaille parishes that are now in the Morbihan departm ...
to the west.
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Environment
Planning a base for automotive recycling by the French company GDE, a subsidiary of the industrial group
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Abidjan
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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).
Gallery
Plouray_mairie.jpg, The town hall
Manoir_Penguily_Plouray.jpg, Manor of Penguilly
Plouray_manoir_de_Restromar.jpg, Manor of Restromar
Dolmen plouray.JPG, Dolmen of Guidfoss