Plouay
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Plouay (Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.<ref>INSEE commune file</ref>
Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI Road World Championships in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006.
Population
Inhabitants of Plouay or Ploue are called Plouaysiens in French and Plouead (Ploueiz), Ploueadez (-ed) in Breton.<ref>Portail géographique de la Bretagne Template:Webarchive – in French and Breton (accessed 29 July 2010).</ref>
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Geography
Plouay is located in the west of Morbihan, Template:Convert northwest of Hennebont and Template:Convert north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The area is hilly and forest-covered. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune.
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List of places
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History
The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1576. The marquis of Pontcallec had in the seventeenth century in the village of Plouay court, prison, pillory and gallows with four pillars.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 10 February 2006.
In 2008, 11.56% of the children in Plouay attended Breton-French bilingual classes in primary education.<ref>Template:In lang Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue</ref>
Gallery
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The Marquis's house, maybe the oldest house in the village centre.
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Manehouarn castle.
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The church of Saint-Ouen.
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The chapel of Notre-Dame des Grâces.
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The chapel of Notre-Dame des Fleurs.
Twin towns
Plouay is twinned with Pershore in England.
See also
References
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