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) | |
| 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
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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
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The tide mill on Ploumanac'h Road
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Ste-Anne-des-Rochers chapel
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December 2010
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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
