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Commune in Brittany, France
Belle-Isle-en-Terre Benac'h
Commune
ChateauChateau
Coat of arms of Belle-Isle-en-TerreCoat of arms
Location of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
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Coordinates: 48°32′44″N 3°23′36″W / 48.5455°N 3.3933°W / 48.5455; -3.3933
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonCallac
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Le Marrec
Area14.11 km (5.45 sq mi)
Population1,031
 • Density73/km (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code22005 /22810
Elevation77–266 m (253–873 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belle-Isle-en-Terre (French pronunciation: [bɛl il ɑ̃ tɛʁ]; Breton: Benac'h) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Belle isle - in modern French - Belle île meaning "beautiful island" and en Terre significate "on the ground".

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,142—    
1975 1,185+0.53%
1982 1,204+0.23%
1990 1,067−1.50%
1999 1,099+0.33%
2009 1,064−0.32%
2014 1,081+0.32%
2020 1,029−0.82%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Belle-Isle-en-Terre are called Bellilois in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 November 2007.

In 2008, 28.46% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine

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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department


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