Bégard

Bégard
Bear
Commune
Church of Guénézan
Church of Guénézan
Flag of Bégard
Flag
Coat of arms of Bégard
Coat of arms
Location of Bégard
Map
Bégard is located in France
Bégard
Bégard
Bégard is located in Brittany
Bégard
Bégard
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[1]
Area
1
36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,839
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22004 /22140
Elevation45–176 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.

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[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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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