Callac
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Callac Kallag |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Callac (main town) | |
| Community association | Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ′ N , 3 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 116-291 m | |
| surface | 33.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,213 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22160 | |
| INSEE code | 22025 | |
 Callac train station |
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Callac ( Breton: Kallag) is a French commune with 2,213 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 , of which it is the capital.
geography
The community is located around 30 kilometers southwest of Guingamp and 20 kilometers northeast of Carhaix-Plouguer . The neighboring municipalities of Callac are:
- La Chapelle-Neuve in the north,
- Bulat pestivia in the northeast,
- Saint-Servais in the southeast,
- Duault in the south,
- Plusquellec in the southwest and
- Calanhel in the northwest.
The place itself lies in the south of the municipality, on the left bank of the river Hyère , which provides for the drainage of the area to the Aulne .
Transport links
The community is mainly served by the D787 département road, which runs from Guingamp via Callac to Carhaix-Plouguer . A railway line with a train station in Callac also runs in the same relation .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 3,002 | 3,043 | 3,024 | 2,872 | 2,592 | 2,459 | 2,375 | 2,279 |
Attractions
- Remains of the 16th century church of Botmel; a monument historique since 1927
- Gallo-Roman bridge over the Hyère
- Saint-Laurent village church , built 1875–1877
- Sainte-Barbe Chapel from the 16th century
- Saint-Pierre de l'Isle chapel from the 16th century
- Chapel Saint-Treffin (including Sainte-Tréphine ) from the 15th century
- several mansions (Keranquéré, Kerlousouarn, Kermabilo and L'Isle) from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Remains of the city wall
- 12 mills
- Bronze Age tumulus in Saint-Tréfin
- Remains of a medieval moth in Kernormand
- Memorial to the Fallen
Partial view of Callac
Gallo-Roman bridge over the Hyère
Lake Lac de la verte vallée
Ruins of the Notre-Dame de Botmel church
Saint Laurent village church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 110-111.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the Callac Cultural Assets (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.
- ↑ Ruins of the Church of Botmel (French)
- ↑ Memorial to the Fallen
