Trégastel Explained

Trégastel
Native Name:Tregastell
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Trégastel (Côtes-d'Armor).svg
Coordinates:48.8114°N -3.4989°W
Insee:22353
Postal Code:22730
Arrondissement:Lannion
Canton:Perros-Guirec
Mayor:Xavier Martin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:71
Area Km2:7.00

Trégastel (in French pronounced as /tʁeɡastɛl/;) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France.

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

Population

Inhabitants of Trégastel are called trégastellois in French.

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.[2]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France.

Twin towns – sister cities

Trégastel is twinned with:

Religious monuments

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.

Gallery

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  3. Web site: Foz revitaliza el hermanamiento con Tregastel. La Voz de Galicia. es. 2023-11-14.