Saint-Michel-en-Grève explained

Saint-Michel-en-Grève
Native Name:Lokmikael-an-Traezh
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.6839°N -3.5625°W
Insee:22319
Postal Code:22300
Arrondissement:Lannion
Canton:Plestin-les-Grèves
Mayor:François Ponchon[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:107
Area Km2:4.69

Saint-Michel-en-Grève (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ miʃɛl ɑ̃ ɡʁɛv/;) 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[2] and may have been a factor in the earlier death of a cleanup crew truck driver.[3]

Population

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Algues vertes : après la mort d'un cheval en 2009, la responsabilité de l'Etat reconnue . Le Monde . fr . 21 July 2014 . 29 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Seaweed suspected in French death . 7 September 2009 . BBC News . 29 January 2017.