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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°41′N 2°56′W / 48.68°N 2.93°WCoordinates: 48°41′N 2°56′W / 48.68°N 2.93°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Canton | Plouha | |
| Intercommunality | Lanvollon Plouha | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Éric Duval | |
| Area1 | 39.97 km2 (15.43 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 4,558 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22222 / 22580 | |
| Elevation | 0–109 m (0–358 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Plouha (Breton: Plouha, Gallo: Plóha) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Inhabitants of Plouha are called plouhatins in French.
Plouha is twinned with Killorglin located in County Kerry, Ireland.
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.
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.
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