La Chèze

La Chèze

Kez
La Chèze Kez
Commune
	Ruins of the chateau
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°07′56″N 2°39′18″W / 48.1322°N 2.655°WCoordinates: 48°07′56″N 2°39′18″W / 48.1322°N 2.655°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Loudéac
Intercommunality	Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Gwénola Hollebecq
Area 1	2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	560
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22039 /22210
Elevation	67–141 m (220–463 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chèze (French pronunciation: [la ʃɛz]; Breton: Kez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Administration[]

La Chèze is divided into different quarters:

Le Bougard
Belle-vue
Des Colombières
La Grange

Mayors[]

The current mayor of La Chèze is Catherine Journel. She's of miscellaneous left and a veterinary, she replaced retiring Socialist incumbent Jean-Yves Bothere, in office from 1995 to 2014

Marie Thérèse Angoujard mayor from 1992 to 1995;
Théodore Angoujard mayor Socialist from 1977 to 1992;
André Fairier mayor from 1947 to 1977.

Demography[]

Inhabitants of La Chèze are called Chéziens in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	435	—
1800	428	−1.6%
1806	399	−6.8%
1821	399	+0.0%
1831	405	+1.5%
1836	445	+9.9%
1841	410	−7.9%
1846	403	−1.7%
1851	437	+8.4%
1856	420	−3.9%
1861	450	+7.1%
1866	399	−11.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1872	382	−4.3%
1876	418	+9.4%
1881	434	+3.8%
1886	429	−1.2%
1891	470	+9.6%
1896	530	+12.8%
1901	486	−8.3%
1906	498	+2.5%
1911	467	−6.2%
1921	459	−1.7%
1926	498	+8.5%
1931	492	−1.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1936	498	+1.2%
1946	493	−1.0%
1954	504	+2.2%
1962	566	+12.3%
1968	587	+3.7%
1975	606	+3.2%
1982	571	−5.8%
1990	597	+4.6%
1999	569	−4.7%
2006	616	+8.3%
2008	637	+3.4%
2016	566	−11.1%

Culture[]

Festival[]

The festival Blues au château ("Blues at the castle" in English) created in 2006 to support the association for the protection of the castle. Lot of concerts are organised every years.

Programmation[]

Edition 2018ː This 12^e edition took place from 16 to 19 August, on the farm's scene and the mansion's scene, particularly.
- Thursdayː Ladyva, An Diaz and Raphaël Wressnig and the Soul Gift Band.
- Friday: Dave Kelly, Sarah James, Ladyva, Jose Luis Pardo (solo) and Raphaël Wressnig and the Soul Gift Band.
- Saturdayː An Diaz, Brooks Williams, Dave Kelly, Jose Lui Pardo (band) and Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal.
- Sunday: Jose Luis Pardo (solo), Sarah James, Brooks Williams and Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal.
Edition 2017: This 11^e edition took place from 17 to 20 August, on the Barn's scene and the castle's scene, particularly.
- Thursday: One Rusty Band and B. B. & The Blues Shacks;
- Friday: The Blue Butter Pot, Derrin Neuendorf, Owen Campbell and B.B & the Blues Shacks;
- Saturday: Mark Keen, Ghalia Vauthier, One Rusty Band, Lisa Mills and Alligator Nail
- Sunday: Lisa Mills, Owen Campbell, Derrin Neuendorf and Little Steve & the Big Beat
Edition 2016: This 10^e edition took place from 20 to 23 August, to the mansion, at the pound and on the castle's scene, particularly.
- Thursday: Pugsley Buzzard, Paola Ronci and the Hay Bale Stompers.
- Friday: Slidin Slim, Paola Ronci, the Hay Bale Stompers, Julian Burdock trio, Thorbjørn Risager and The Black Tornado.
- Saturday: Julian Burdock, Pugsley Buzzard, Slidin Slim, Daniel Eriksen and Ian Parker Band.
- Sunday: Ian Parker, Paolo Ronci, the Hay Bale Stumpers, Sydney Ellis and Her Midnight Preachers.