Trégastel
| Trégastel Tregastell | ||
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  Trégastel | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Trégastel | ||
| Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 3°29′56″W / 48.8114°N 3.4989°WCoordinates: 48°48′41″N 3°29′56″W / 48.8114°N 3.4989°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Lannion | |
| Canton | Perros-Guirec | |
| Intercommunality | Lannion Trégor | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | 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) | |
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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. | ||
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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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 867 | — |
| 1800 | 659 | −24.0% |
| 1806 | 709 | +7.6% |
| 1821 | 862 | +21.6% |
| 1831 | 944 | +9.5% |
| 1836 | 1,011 | +7.1% |
| 1841 | 985 | −2.6% |
| 1846 | 1,031 | +4.7% |
| 1851 | 1,113 | +8.0% |
| 1856 | 1,036 | −6.9% |
| 1861 | 1,078 | +4.1% |
| 1866 | 1,080 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 1,086 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 1,078 | −0.7% |
| 1881 | 1,096 | +1.7% |
| 1886 | 1,141 | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 1,108 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | 1,224 | +10.5% |
| 1901 | 1,250 | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 1,361 | +8.9% |
| 1911 | 1,286 | −5.5% |
| 1921 | 1,320 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 1,467 | +11.1% |
| 1931 | 1,398 | −4.7% |
| 1936 | 1,449 | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 1,521 | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 1,687 | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 1,670 | −1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,742 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 2,013 | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 2,063 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2,201 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 2,234 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,412 | +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
- Church in the bourg
- Ste Anne des rochers chapel
- St Golgon chapel
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.
Gallery
La palette du peintre
(The painter's palette)
Le dé (The dice) and
Les tortues (The turtles)
Le tas de crêpes
(The pile of crêpes)
Le Roi Gradlon
(Gradlon King)
24h de la voile regatta
The tide mill on Ploumanac'h Road
Ste-Anne-des-Rochers chapel
December 2010
Natural granite ball (2-3 ft in diameter) close to Renote Island
See also
References
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trégastel. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Trégastel (French)
- French Wikipedia article on 'Aquarium Marin de Trégastel'(French)
- Marine Aquarium of Tregastel's website(French)
- Marine Aquarium of Tregastel in English
