Plouay

French commune
nomcommune=Plouay
native_name=Ploue


x = 33
y = 97
lat_long=coord|47|54|56|N|3|20|02|W|region:FR_type:city
région=Bretagne
département=Morbihan
arrondissement=Lorient
canton=Plouay (chief town)
insee=56166
cp=56240
maire=Jacques Le Nay
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=C.C. de la Région de Plouay
alt moy=83 m
alt mini=13 m
alt maxi=164 m
hectares=6,733
km²=67.33
sans=4,759
date-sans=1999
dens=70
date-dens=1999

Plouay ( _br. Ploue) is a village and commune in the Morbihan "département" in Brittany, France, with approximately 5000 inhabitants.

Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, an annual cycling race (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the World Championships of Cycling in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006.

Plouay is twinned with Pershore in England.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Plouay are called "Plouaysiens".

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of formatnum:4,759.

ee also

*Communes of the Morbihan department

ources

[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] fr icon; [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon; [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www4.culture.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine_architectural_et_mobilier/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA56005654 Cultural Heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=56240&strLocation=Plouay&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Plouay on Michelin] en icon