Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Saint-Michel-en-Grève (Breton: Lokmikael-an-Traezh) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Michel-en-Grève Lokmikael-an-Traezh | |
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A view of the village from the beach | |
Location of Saint-Michel-en-Grève ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 3°33′45″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Lannion |
Canton | Plestin-les-Grèves |
Intercommunality | Lannion Trégor |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | François Ponchon |
Area 1 | 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 456 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22319 /22300 |
Elevation | 0–107 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. |
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[2] and may have been a factor in the earlier death of a cleanup crew truck driver.[3]
- The bay at Saint-Michel-en-Grève
- Sunset over the Lieue-de-Grève
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 363 | — |
1968 | 372 | +2.5% |
1975 | 382 | +2.7% |
1982 | 398 | +4.2% |
1990 | 376 | −5.5% |
1999 | 405 | +7.7% |
2008 | 483 | +19.3% |
2013 | 461 | −4.6% |
2016 | 453 | −1.7% |
Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-en-Grève are called michelois in French.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "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.
- "Seaweed suspected in French death". BBC news. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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