Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Commune in Brittany, France
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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.
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 | |
  Saint-Michel-en-Grève Location within France  Saint-Michel-en-Grève Location within Brittany | |
| 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 Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Ponchon[1] |
Area 1 | 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 447 |
| • Density | 95.3/km2 (247/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[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
Sunset over the Lieue-de-Grève
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 372 | — |
| 1975 | 382 | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 398 | +0.59% |
| 1990 | 376 | −0.71% |
| 1999 | 399 | +0.66% |
| 2007 | 473 | +2.15% |
| 2012 | 465 | −0.34% |
| 2017 | 456 | −0.39% |
| 2023 | 447 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-en-Grève are called michelois in French.
