Bégard
Bégard
Bear | |
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Church of Guénézan | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bégard | |
Bégard Bégard | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 4,889 |
| • Density | 134.3/km2 (347.8/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. | |
Bégard (French pronunciation: [beɡaʁ]; Breton: Bear) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois in French.
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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
Bégard is twinned with St Asaph in Wales.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bégard, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ "Cathedral to New Inn". St Asaph City Council. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bégard.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)