Brélidy

Brélidy ; Brelidi
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Bégard
Community association	Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération
Coordinates	48 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 13 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 13 ′ W
height	35-111 m
surface	8.14 km 2
Residents	297 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22140
INSEE code	22018
Website	http://www.brelidy.fr/
	; the former station of Brélidy ( Guingamp – Paimpol line )

Brélidy ( Breton : Brelidi ) is a French commune with 297 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 Bégard . The residents call themselves Brélidiens / Brélidiennes .

geography

Brélidy is about 12 km (as the crow flies) north-northwest of Guingamp in the central north of Brittany. The western boundary of the municipality is formed by the river Jaudy over long stretches , the eastern boundary of the municipality by its tributary Théoulas .

history

Finds prove human presence since the Bronze Age. Remains from Gallo-Roman times have also been found. From 1342 to 1560 Brélidy belonged to the County of Penthièvre . In 1330 the community was first mentioned under the name Breledy . Up until the French Revolution, various noble families administered the area of the present-day community. From 1793 to 1801, Brélidy was part of the Pontrieux district . From 1793 to 2015, the place also belonged to the canton of Pontrieux . In administrative terms, Brélidy has also been part of the Guingamp arrondissement since 1801 . On June 11, 1847, the village of Kerhadic was separated from the municipality of Coatascorn and came to Brélidy.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1846	1876	1911	1921	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	778	570	824	736	824	780	634	543	402	357	316	336	325	335	309	303
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the numerous deaths during the First World War led to a drop in the number of inhabitants to the lowest levels in the present.

Attractions

Remains of a 12th century moth in Ty-ar-Bonniec
Castle Château de Noblance (also Château de Brélidy) in Ty-ar-Bonniec (buildings from the period between 1346 and 1560)
Manor Manoir de Kerveziou in Kerveziou; 17th century
Manor Manoir de Lezuel (buildings from the 15th century, partly also from 1792)
Village church Saint-Colomban (built 1882-1884)
Saint-Tugdual (also Saint-Pabu ) chapel in Kerbiguet from 1841
Palace chapel Sacré Coeur en Noblance from 1878 in Ty-ar-Bonniec