Trégastel

Trégastel (French pronunciation: [tʁeɡastɛl]; Breton: Tregastell) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France.

Trégastel
Tregastell
Commune
Trégastel beach
Trégastel beach
Coat of arms of Trégastel
Coat of arms
Location of Trégastel
Trégastel is located in France
Trégastel
Trégastel
Trégastel is located in Brittany
Trégastel
Trégastel
Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 3°29′56″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementLannion
CantonPerros-Guirec
IntercommunalityLannion-Trégor Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Martin[1]
Area
1
7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,549
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22353 /22730
Elevation0–71 m (0–233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou. Lannion is 10 kilometres away.

Population

Inhabitants of Trégastel are called trégastellois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 867—    
1800 659−3.84%
1806 709+1.23%
1821 862+1.31%
1831 944+0.91%
1836 1,011+1.38%
1841 985−0.52%
1846 1,031+0.92%
1851 1,113+1.54%
1856 1,036−1.42%
1861 1,078+0.80%
1866 1,080+0.04%
1872 1,086+0.09%
1876 1,078−0.18%
1881 1,096+0.33%
1886 1,141+0.81%
1891 1,108−0.59%
1896 1,224+2.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,250+0.42%
1906 1,361+1.72%
1911 1,286−1.13%
1921 1,320+0.26%
1926 1,467+2.13%
1931 1,398−0.96%
1936 1,449+0.72%
1946 1,521+0.49%
1954 1,687+1.30%
1962 1,670−0.13%
1968 1,742+0.71%
1975 2,013+2.09%
1982 2,063+0.35%
1990 2,201+0.81%
1999 2,234+0.17%
2007 2,397+0.88%
2012 2,451+0.45%
2017 2,465+0.11%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg in February 2008.

In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

International relations

The official sister cities of Trégastel are:

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 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.

The château de Costaérès in Trégastel, and the seven islands in the background
  • La palette du peintre(The painter's palette)
    La palette du peintre
    (The painter's palette)
  • Le dé (The dice) andLes tortues (The turtles)
    Le dé (The dice) and
    Les tortues (The turtles)
  • Le tas de crêpes(The pile of crêpes)
    Le tas de crêpes
    (The pile of crêpes)
  • Le Roi Gradlon(Gradlon King)
    Le Roi Gradlon
    (Gradlon King)
  • 24h de la voile regatta
    24h de la voile regatta
  • The tide mill on Ploumanac'h Road
    The tide mill on Ploumanac'h Road
  • Ste-Anne-des-Rochers chapel
    Ste-Anne-des-Rochers chapel
  • December 2010
    December 2010
  • Natural granite ball (2–3 ft in diameter) close to Renote Island
    Natural granite ball (2–3 ft in diameter) close to Renote Island

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Trégastel, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2017-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
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