Bégard | |
Native Name: | Bear |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Flag: | Flag of Bégard.svg |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Bégard (Côtes-d'Armor).svg |
Coordinates: | 48.6286°N -3.2997°W |
Insee: | 22004 |
Postal Code: | 22140 |
Arrondissement: | Guingamp |
Canton: | Bégard |
Mayor: | Vincent Clec'h[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération |
Elevation Min M: | 45 |
Elevation Max M: | 176 |
Area Km2: | 36.41 |
Bégard (pronounced as /fr/;) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois.
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.[2]
Bégard is twinned with St Asaph in Wales.[3]