Bourbriac
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Bourbriac   Boulvriag  | 
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Callac | |
| Community association | Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 3 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 111-308 m | |
| surface | 71.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,271 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22390 | |
| INSEE code | 22013 | |
| Website | http://www.bourbriac.fr/ | |
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 View of the center of Bourbriac  | 
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Bourbriac ( Breton: Boulvriag ) is a French commune with 2,271 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Guingamp and the canton of Callac (until 2015: canton of Bourbriac ). The inhabitants are called briacin (s) .
geography
Bourbriac is about ten kilometers south-southwest of Guingamp . Bourbriac is surrounded by the neighboring communities Moustéru in the north and north-west, Coadout in the north, Saint-Adrien in the east and north-east, Plésidy in the east and south-east, Magoar in the south, Kerien in the south and south-west, Maël-Pestivien in the south-west, Pont-Melvez in the West as well as Gurunhuel in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | 
| Residents | 2,837 | 2,663 | 2,458 | 2,294 | 2,293 | 2,299 | 2,359 | 2,354 | 
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bourbriac
- Saint-Briac church, from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 17th century, since 1907 Monument historique
 - Notre-Dame de Danouët chapel from the 14th century, rebuilt in the 17th century, monument historique since 1964
 - Saint-Houarneau chapel with calvary cross, current building from 1520 (Monument historique since 1964)
 - Chapel of Pénity from the 14th / 15th centuries century
 - Notre-Dame de la Mercy chapel in Penpinot from the 15th to 17th centuries
 - Saint-Briac Chapel in Bodfo from 1948
 - old rectory from the 18th century
 - Le Lézard mansion from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, monument historiqu since 1926
 - Manor house and chapel Le Helloch from the 16th / 17th centuries century
 - Mansions of Disquay and Kerias from the 16th / 17th centuries century
 - Dolmen and tumulus of Danouédou from the Bronze Age, Monument historique since 1889
 - Kerivole dolmen, a historic monument since 1914
 - Koat-Liou Tower
 - Granite cross in Danouët, Monument historique since 1964
 - Calvary of Saint-Houarneau, monument historique since 1964
 - Memorial to the Fallen
 
Personalities
- Yves Guillou (1880–1963), politician
 - Noël Le Graët (* 1941), politician, entrepreneur and functionary
 - Claude Le Roy (* 1948), football player and coach, grew up in Bourbriac
 
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 73-77.
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Bourbriac Heritage Sites (French)
 - ↑ Overview of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
 - ↑ Saint-Briac Church (French)
 - ↑ Notre-Dame de Danouët Chapel (French)
 - ↑ Saint-Houarnea Chapel (French)
 - ↑ Le Lézard manor house (French)
 - ↑ Dolmen and Tumulus of Danouédou (French)
 - ↑ Dolmen of Kerivole (French)
 - ↑ Granite Cross in Danouët (French)
 - ↑ Calvary of Saint-Houarneau (French)
 - ↑ Memorial to those who fell in the First World War