Guingamp
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Guingamp is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor
department in Brittany in northwestern France
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on 8 July 2008.
In 2008, 15.89% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.
is held every year in mid-August.
Then there is the annual ‘pardon’, which brings pilgrims to pay homage to the ‘Black Virgin
’ in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours.
Guingamp is home to the 2008-9 Coupe de France
holders En Avant de Guingamp, a football team in Ligue 2
, the second-highest league in French football.
Vincent de Bourbon
, great grandson of Louis XIV, was Count of Guingamp from 1748 till his death in 1755.
, Ireland Aue
, Germany, since 2011
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
department in Brittany in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Population
Inhabitants of Guingamp are called guingampais.Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhonegYa d'ar brezhoneg
Ya d'ar brezhoneg is a campaign launched by the Ofis ar Brezhoneg in order to stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, western France. In the first phase, started on 5 October 2001, civil society was targeted. Over 560 enterprises and organisations have signed the...
on 8 July 2008.
In 2008, 15.89% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.
Culture
The Breton dance festival of Saint-LoupSaint-Loup
Saint-Loup is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:*Saint-Loup, Allier, in the Allier département*Saint-Loup, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime département...
is held every year in mid-August.
Then there is the annual ‘pardon’, which brings pilgrims to pay homage to the ‘Black Virgin
Black Madonna
A Black Madonna or Black Virgin is a statue or painting of the Virgin Mary in which the Virgin Mary is black. The term was especially applied to those created in Europe in the medieval period or earlier...
’ in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours.
Guingamp is home to the 2008-9 Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
holders En Avant de Guingamp, a football team in Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
, the second-highest league in French football.
History
The town has, like many others in the region, a rich and interesting history. This is exemplified in the remains of Guingamp’s three castles, razed to ground level by the order of Richelieu and now reduced to three towers.Vincent de Bourbon
Vincent, Count of Guingamp
Vincent Marie Louis de Bourbon, Count of Guingamp was a French Count and son of the wealthy Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, grand son Louis XIV of France and Madame de Montespan....
, great grandson of Louis XIV, was Count of Guingamp from 1748 till his death in 1755.
Personalities
- Joseph Guy RopartzJoseph Guy RopartzJoseph Guy Marie Ropartz was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio , stage works, a number of choral works and other music including a Prélude, Marine et Chansons for...
, composer - Théophile Marie BrébantThéophile Marie BrébantThéophile Marie Brébant was a French Army officer during World War I and World War II. He ended his career in 1946 with the rank of Colonel.-Career:Served from 23 July 1908 to 14 June 1946 in the French Army....
, Colonel in the French ArmyFrench ArmyThe French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
Sister cities
Guingamp is twinned with: ShannonShannon, County Clare
Shannon or Shannon Town , named after the river near which it stands, is a town located in County Clare. It was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick city and Ennis....
, Ireland Aue
Aue
Aue is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 18,000 inhabitants. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, and is part of the Erzgebirgskreis since August 2008...
, Germany, since 2011