Plouha

Plouha is a town and commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Population

Inhabitants of Plouha are called plouhatins in French.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Plouha is twinned with:

History

Plouha has many notable medieval sites ranging from chapels and churches to manoires and kers, including The Chapel of Kermaria.

World War II

Plouha's beaches were the sight of several resistance efforts, notably as part of the Comet line, a resistance group that sheltered Allied troops and helped them return to Great Britain. The Bonaparte beach near Plouha was the site for the evacuations by sea organized by the Shelburne Escape Line and residents of Plouha. In 1944, more than 100 downed allied airmen were evacuated by Royal Navy motor gunboats from Bonaparte Beach to Dartmouth, England.