Saint-Michel-en-Grève

Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Lokmikael-an-Traezh
Commune
A view of the village from the beach
A view of the village from the beach
Location of Saint-Michel-en-Grève
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Saint-Michel-en-Grève is located in France
Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Saint-Michel-en-Grève is located in Brittany
Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 3°33′45″W / 48.6839°N 3.5625°W / 48.6839; -3.5625
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementLannion
CantonPlestin-les-Grèves
IntercommunalityLannion-Trégor Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Ponchon[1]
Area
1
4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
448
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22319 /22300
Elevation0–107 m (0–351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Michel-en-Grève (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl ɑ̃ ɡʁɛv]; Breton: Lokmikael-an-Traezh) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

In 2009 huge quantities of sea lettuce seaweed (Ulva lactuca) washed up on the beach at Saint Michel. Poisonous gases resulting from its decomposition caused the death of a horse[3] and may have been a factor in the earlier death of a cleanup crew truck driver.[4]

  • The bay at Saint-Michel-en-Grève
    The bay at Saint-Michel-en-Grève
  • Sunset over the Lieue-de-Grève
    Sunset over the Lieue-de-Grève

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962363—    
1968372+2.5%
1975382+2.7%
1982398+4.2%
1990376−5.5%
1999405+7.7%
2008483+19.3%
2013461−4.6%
2016453−1.7%

Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-en-Grève are called michelois in French.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Algues vertes : après la mort d'un cheval en 2009, la responsabilité de l'Etat reconnue". Le Monde (in French). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Seaweed suspected in French death". BBC News. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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