Ploumilliau

Ploumilliau ; Plouilio
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion
Canton	Plestin-les-Grèves
Community association	Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Coordinates	48 ° 41 ′ N , 3 ° 31 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ N , 3 ° 31 ′ W
height	0-133 m
surface	34.69 km 2
Residents	2,481 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	72 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22300
INSEE code	22226

Ploumilliau (Breton: Plouilio ) is a French municipality with 2481 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Lannion and the canton of Plestin-les-Grèves . The inhabitants are called Milliautais .

The village of Keaudry also belongs to the municipality .

geography

Ploumilliau is located on the estuary ( estuary ) of the Léguer in the Atlantic . In the south-east the small river Quinquis borders the municipality. Ploumilliau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ploulec'h in the north, Ploubezre in the east, Plouaret in the southeast, Plouzélambre in the south, Saint-Michel-en-Grève in the west and southwest and Trédrez-Locquémeau in the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,772	1,735	1,865	2,100	2.223	2.173	2,449	2,481

Attractions

Saint-Milliau church from the 16th century, alterations in the 17th and 19th centuries, monument historique
Notre-Dame church in Keraudy from the 16th century, Monument historique
Saint-Cado chapel from the 18th century
Christmas chapel from the 17th century
Calvaire
Several large stone crosses
Lanascol Castle, built in the early 14th century

Saint-Millau Church
Notre-Dame church
Saint-Cado Chapel

Personalities

Guy Stéphan (* 1956), football player and coach

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 922-923.

Web links

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