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Commune in Brittany, France
Bégard Bear
Commune
Church of GuénézanChurch of Guénézan
Flag of BégardFlagCoat of arms of BégardCoat of arms
Location of Bégard
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Coordinates: 48°37′43″N 3°17′59″W / 48.6286°N 3.2997°W / 48.6286; -3.2997
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonBégard
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Clec'h
Area36.41 km (14.06 sq mi)
Population4,862
 • Density130/km (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code22004 /22140
Elevation45–176 m (148–577 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 528—    
1800 2,394+24.10%
1806 3,417+6.11%
1821 3,727+0.58%
1831 3,768+0.11%
1836 3,503−1.45%
1841 3,821+1.75%
1846 4,180+1.81%
1851 4,053−0.62%
1856 3,960−0.46%
1861 4,182+1.10%
1866 3,281−4.74%
1872 4,518+5.48%
1876 4,758+1.30%
1881 4,715−0.18%
1886 4,713−0.01%
1891 4,924+0.88%
1896 4,919−0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,915−0.02%
1906 5,053+0.56%
1911 4,777−1.12%
1921 4,311−1.02%
1926 4,555+1.11%
1931 4,464−0.40%
1936 4,773+1.35%
1946 4,285−1.07%
1954 4,431+0.42%
1962 4,719+0.79%
1968 4,976+0.89%
1975 5,152+0.50%
1982 5,180+0.08%
1990 4,906−0.68%
1999 4,474−1.02%
2007 4,562+0.24%
2012 4,803+1.03%
2017 4,808+0.02%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

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.

Twinning

Bégard is twinned with St Asaph in Wales.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bégard, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  6. "Cathedral to New Inn". St Asaph City Council. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department


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