Trégastel

Trégastel
Tregastell

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Trégastel

Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 3°29′56″W / 48.8114°N 3.4989°W / 48.8114; -3.4989Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 3°29′56″W / 48.8114°N 3.4989°W / 48.8114; -3.4989
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Lannion
Canton Perros-Guirec
Intercommunality Lannion Trégor
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Paul Droniou
Area1 7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,412
  Density 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 22353 / 22730
Elevation 0–71 m (0–233 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Trégastel (Breton: Tregastell) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France.

Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou. Lannion, is 10 kilometres far away.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793867    
1800659−24.0%
1806709+7.6%
1821862+21.6%
1831944+9.5%
18361,011+7.1%
1841985−2.6%
18461,031+4.7%
18511,113+8.0%
18561,036−6.9%
18611,078+4.1%
18661,080+0.2%
18721,086+0.6%
18761,078−0.7%
18811,096+1.7%
18861,141+4.1%
18911,108−2.9%
18961,224+10.5%
19011,250+2.1%
19061,361+8.9%
19111,286−5.5%
19211,320+2.6%
19261,467+11.1%
19311,398−4.7%
19361,449+3.6%
19461,521+5.0%
19541,687+10.9%
19621,670−1.0%
19681,742+4.3%
19752,013+15.6%
19822,063+2.5%
19902,201+6.7%
19992,234+1.5%
20082,412+8.0%

Inhabitants of Trégastel are called trégastellois in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on February, 2008.

In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[1]

International relations

These are the official sister cities of Trégastel:

Religious monuments

The Costaérès castle

In 1892, Bruno Abakanowicz bought a small island called Costaérès in Trégastel where until 1896 he erected a neo-Gothic manor.

Marine aquarium of Trégastel

Since 1967, Trégastel has been home to a marine aquarium, built within a large, naturally occurring, outcrop of pink granite rocks.

The château de Costaérès in Trégastel, and the seven islands in the background

See also

References

  1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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