Beaussais-sur-Mer
Commune in Brittany, France
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Beaussais-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [bosɛ syʁ mɛʁ]; Breton: Bosez-Poudour) is a commune in the department of Côtes-d'Armor, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Ploubalay (the seat), Plessix-Balisson and Trégon.[3]
Beaussais-sur-Mer | |
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The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Ploubalay | |
![]() Location of Beaussais-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′52″N 2°08′20″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Pleslin-Trigavou |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eugène Caro[1] |
Area 1 | 41.65 km2 (16.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,498 |
| • Density | 108.0/km2 (279.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22209 /22650 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,548 | — |
| 1975 | 2,606 | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 2,649 | +0.23% |
| 1990 | 2,687 | +0.18% |
| 1999 | 2,728 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 2,876 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 3,208 | +2.21% |
| 2017 | 3,556 | +2.08% |
| 2023 | 4,498 | +3.99% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
