Paimpol
Paimpol
Pempoull | |
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The harbor | |
Coat of arms | |
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Paimpol | |
Coordinates: 48°46′43″N 3°02′43″W / 48.7786°N 3.0453°WCoordinates: 48°46′43″N 3°02′43″W / 48.7786°N 3.0453°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Guingamp |
Canton | Paimpol |
Intercommunality | Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fanny Chappé |
Area 1 | 23.61 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 7,178 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22162 /22500 |
Elevation | 0–86 m (0–282 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Paimpol (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃pɔl] (listen); Breton: Pempoull) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwest France.
It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches.
Population[]
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Inhabitants of Paimpol are called paimpolais in French.
Breton language[]
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 29 September 2008.
In 2008, 11.8% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
Transport[]
The Gare de Paimpol is connected by trains to Gare de Guingamp with the Paris-Montparnasse–Brest line.
Sights[]
Blue and white striped-jumpers are immediately visible in the streets and are seen to reflect not only their pride in all things to do with the sea, but also in their région, Brittany.
The town centre leads from the port down to the coast, through cobbled streets filled with restaurants, cafés and bars. The town centre includes the Quartier Latin. It was at that Pierre Loti chose to put the house of Gaud, the heroine of his novel Pêcheur d'Islande. The attractions of the town are also a major theme of Guy Ropartz's opera Le Pays and Théodore Botrel's song La Paimpolaise.
Other popular tourist sights include: the dating back to 1202, and the chapels of Lanvignec, Ste Barbe and Kergrist. L'île de Bréhat is a rocky archipelago 10 minutes by ferry from the coast next to Paimpol. It is made up of two large islands connected by a bridge, and numerous smaller ones.
Other places of interest in the area include the Moulin de Craca and in Plouézec, as well as and the in Ploubazlanec.
The Monument to Théodore Botrel in Paimpol is by Pierre Charles Lenoir
The monument aux morts has sculpture by André César Vermare
Events[]
Tourists are well catered for with regular events such as the Tuesday morning street market, night-markets, and "Mardi du port" – where tourists can enjoy diverse world music beside the port.
Paimpol is also home to the bi-annual "Festival du chant de marin" (sea shanty festival) which attracts thousands of visitors over three days in August.[3]
Gallery[]
A man plays bagpipe in the harbour, during the international Celtic "Festival du chant de marin"
Beauport Abbey
Beauport bay at low tide
Town hall
Pleudaniel church
International relations[]
The following towns are twinned with Paimpol:
- Grundarfjörður, Iceland
- Romsey, United Kingdom
- Vermilion, United States
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ (in French) Retrieved 27 January 2021: A Paimpol, on se projette avec bonne humeur sur 2021
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paimpol. |
- Official website (in French)
- Sea shanty festival 2011 (in English and French)
- Paimpol.net (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Populated coastal places in Brittany
- Communes of Côtes-d'Armor