Tressignaux
| Tressignaux Tresigne | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Tressignaux | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Tressignaux | ||
| Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 2°58′56″W / 48.6167°N 2.9822°WCoordinates: 48°37′00″N 2°58′56″W / 48.6167°N 2.9822°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Canton | Lanvollon | |
| Intercommunality | Lanvollon Plouha | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Luc Guégan | |
| Area1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 580 | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22375 / 22290 | |
| Elevation | 48–106 m (157–348 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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Tressignaux (Breton: Tresigne, Latin: Trisignala) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
The Chapel of Saint-Antoine, located in the village, was built in the thirteenth century and rebuilt in the sixteenth. Each year, a "pardon" is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in August, attracting visitors to the village.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 425 | — |
| 1968 | 445 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 427 | −4.0% |
| 1982 | 470 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 512 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 534 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 580 | +8.6% |
Inhabitants of Tressignaux are called tressignaulais in French.
See also
References
- ↑ Tressignaux French tourist site (French language)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tressignaux. |
- History and information about Tressignaux (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Tressignaux (French)
- Tressignaux data
- Photo of Chapel of Saint-Antoine
- Etymology and History of Tressignaux (French)
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