Trégastel
Encyclopedia
Trégastel is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor
department of the region
of Brittany in northwestern France
.
Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec
and Pleumeur-Bodou
. Lannion
, is 10 kilometres far away.
on February, 2008.
In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.
, Spain, since 2003 Koussané
, Mali, since 2004
bought a small island called Costaérès in Trégastel where until 1896 he erected a neo-Gothic manor.
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 of the region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of 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...
.
Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Perros-Guirec are called perrosiens.-Tourism:...
and Pleumeur-Bodou
Pleumeur-Bodou
Pleumeur-Bodou is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Pleumeur-Bodou are called pleumeurois.-External links:*...
. Lannion
Lannion
Lannion is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subpréfecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.-Population:...
, is 10 kilometres far away.
Population
Inhabitants of Trégastel are called trégastellois.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 February, 2008.
In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.
International relations
These are the official sister cities of Trégastel: FozFoz
Foz is a town and municipality in A Mariña country in the Galician province of Lugo. It has been historically linked to the Ancient Province of Mondonedo and also linked to the arrival of Briton immigrants during the Dark Ages fleeing by sea from the British Isles It has 9800 inhabitants.-Port of...
, Spain, since 2003 Koussané
Koussané
Koussané is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 13,850....
, Mali, since 2004
The Costaérès castle
In 1892, Bruno AbakanowiczBruno Abakanowicz
Bruno Abdank-Abakanowicz was a mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer.- Life and Nationality :Abakanowicz was born in 1852 in Vilkmergė, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. After graduating from the Riga Technical University, Abakanowicz passed his habilitation and began an...
bought a small island called Costaérès in Trégastel where until 1896 he erected a neo-Gothic manor.