Ploubalay (French pronunciation: [plubalɛ]; Breton: Plouvalae) is a small town and former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Beaussais-sur-Mer.[2]

Ploubalay
Plouvalae
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Ploubalay
Location of Ploubalay
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Ploubalay is located in France
Ploubalay
Ploubalay
Ploubalay is located in Brittany
Ploubalay
Ploubalay
Coordinates: 48°34′51″N 2°08′20″W / 48.5808°N 2.1389°W / 48.5808; -2.1389
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementDinan
CantonPleslin-Trigavou
CommuneBeaussais-sur-Mer
Area
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35.45 km2 (13.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,377
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
22650
Elevation2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The little town is near the sea but, unusually for this stretch of coast, it has no beach of its own.

For road users, Ploubalay deserves the epithet carrefour des plages/"crossroads of the beaches". It is crossed by the D2 departmental road connecting Dinan with the coast and by the D786 linking Plancoët with Dinard.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19682,150—    
19752,217+3.1%
19822,292+3.4%
19902,334+1.8%
19992,385+2.2%
20082,606+9.3%

Inhabitants of Ploubalay are called ploubalaysiens in French.

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