Bégard

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Bégard
Bear
Commune
Church of Guénézan
Church of Guénézan
Coat of arms of Bégard
Coat of arms
Location of Bégard
Bégard is located in France
Bégard
Bégard
Coordinates: 48°37′43″N 3°17′59″W / 48.6286°N 3.2997°W / 48.6286; -3.2997Coordinates: 48°37′43″N 3°17′59″W / 48.6286°N 3.2997°W / 48.6286; -3.2997
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonBégard
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Clec'h
Area
1
36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
4,808
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22004 /22140
Elevation45–176 m (148–577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bégard (French pronunciation: ​[beɡaʁ]; Breton: Bear) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 528—    
1800 2,394+353.4%
1806 3,417+42.7%
1821 3,727+9.1%
1831 3,768+1.1%
1836 3,503−7.0%
1841 3,821+9.1%
1846 4,180+9.4%
1851 4,053−3.0%
1856 3,960−2.3%
1861 4,182+5.6%
1866 3,281−21.5%
1872 4,518+37.7%
1876 4,758+5.3%
1881 4,715−0.9%
1886 4,713−0.0%
1891 4,924+4.5%
YearPop.±%
1896 4,919−0.1%
1901 4,915−0.1%
1906 5,053+2.8%
1911 4,777−5.5%
1921 4,311−9.8%
1926 4,555+5.7%
1931 4,464−2.0%
1936 4,773+6.9%
1946 4,285−10.2%
1954 4,431+3.4%
1962 4,719+6.5%
1968 4,976+5.4%
1975 5,152+3.5%
1982 5,180+0.5%
1990 4,906−5.3%
1999 4,476−8.8%
2008 4,597+2.7%

Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois.

Breton language[]

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on October the 25th of 2004.

In 2008, 5.89% of the primary school children attended the bilingual schools.[2]

Twinning[]

Bégard is twinned with St Asaph in Wales.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  3. ^ "Cathedral to New Inn". St Asaph City Council. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

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