Bégard (French pronunciation: [beɡaʁ]; Breton: Bear) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Bégard Bear | |
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Coordinates: 48°37′43″N 3°17′59″W / 48.6286°N 3.2997°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Guingamp |
Canton | Bégard |
Intercommunality | Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Clec'h[1] |
Area 1 | 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,839 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22004 /22140 |
Elevation | 45–176 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. |
Population
Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4] |
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 October 2004.
In 2008, 5.89% of the primary school children attended the bilingual schools.[5]
Twinning
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bégard.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)