Plessix-Balisson

Plessix-Balisson (French pronunciation: [plɛsi balisɔ̃]; Breton: Ar Genkiz-Yuzhael) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Beaussais-sur-Mer.^[2]

Plessix-Balisson Ar Genkiz-Yuzhael
Part of Beaussais-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Plessix-Balisson
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Coordinates: 48°32′N 2°09′W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Pleslin-Trigavou
Commune	Beaussais-sur-Mer
Area 1	0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	81
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	22650
Elevation	35–57 m (115–187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

With an area of only eight hectares, Plessix-Balisson was the smallest commune of the region and the second smallest in France, after Castelmoron-d'Albret.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1968	152	—
1975	136	−10.5%
1982	108	−20.6%
1990	94	−13.0%
1999	83	−11.7%
2008	93	+12.0%

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department