The Côtes-d'Armor ( , ; ; , ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990 (, ), is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.[department of the ]region
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of Brittany
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in northwestern France
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.
Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou. Lannion is away.
Population
Inhabitants of Trégastel are called ''trégastellois'' in French.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg
(, ) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the () to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a Brythonic Celtic language which has fallen out of general use since the ...
in February 2008.
In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Trégastel is twinned with:
* Foz, Galicia, Spain (2003)
Religious monuments
* St Laurent Church in the bourg
* Ste Anne des rochers chapel
* St Golgon chapel
The Costaérès castle
In 1892, Bruno Abakanowicz bought a small island called ''Costaérès'' in Trégastel, where by 1896 he had erected a neo-Gothic
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century ...
manor.
Marine aquarium of Trégastel
Since 1967, Trégastel has been home to a marine aquarium, built within a large, naturally occurring, outcrop of pink granite rocks.
Gallery
File:PSIMG 4128.JPG, ''La palette du peintre''
(The painter's palette)
File:Trégastel - Pony.JPG, ''Le dé'' (The dice) and
''Les tortues'' (The turtles)
File:Le tas de crèpes Trégastel.JPG, ''Le tas de crêpes''
(The pile of crêpe
A crêpe or crepe ( or , , ) is a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle. Crêpes are usually one of two varieties: ''sweet crêpes'' () or ''savoury galettes'' (). They are often served ...
s)
File:Le Roi Gradlon Trégastel.JPG, ''Le Roi Gradlon''
(Gradlon King)
File:24h voile 2010-1.JPG, ''24h de la voile'' regatta
File:Moulin à marée Trégastel.JPG, The tide mill on Ploumanac'h Road
File:Chapelle Sainte-Anne-des-Rocgers de Trégastel.JPG, Ste-Anne-des-Rochers chapel
File:Coz-Pors neige.JPG, December 2010
File:Boule de granite Ile Renote.jpg, Natural granite ball (2–3 ft in diameter) close to Renote Island
See also
*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
* Jentilez
References
External links
Official website
*
* French Wikipedia article on 'Aquarium Marin de Trégastel'
Marine Aquarium of Tregastel's websiteMarine Aquarium of Tregastel in English
Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
Seaside resorts in France
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