Créing

Créhen ; creep
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Plancoët
Community association	Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 33 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W
height	0-87 m
surface	18.21 km 2
Residents	1,640 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	90 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22130
INSEE code	22049
Website	http://www.crehen.fr/
	; Town hall of Créhen

Créhen ( Breton : Krehen ; Gallo : Qerhin ) is a commune with 1,640 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Côtes-d'Armor of the region Brittany in northwest France . Créhen belongs to the arrondissement of Dinan and the canton of Plancoët . The inhabitants are called Créhennais .

geography

Créhen is about 22 kilometers northwest of Dinan . The Arguenon limits the community in the northwest. Créhen is surrounded by the neighboring communities

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer in the north,
Beaussais-sur-Mer with Trégon in the northeast and Ploubalay in the east and northeast,
Languenan in the southeast,
Corseul in the south,
Plancoët in the west and south-west,
Saint-Lormel in the west,
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo in the north-west.

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church, partly from the 11th century
Castle ruin Le Guildo from the 12th century, abandoned to decay since the 17th century, used as a quarry during the French Revolution , Monument historique since 1951

Population development

year	1793	1846	1896	1911	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,454	1,672	1,596	1,507	1,629	1.314	1,300	1,318	1,452	1,493	1,479	1,621	1,711
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Saint-Pierre church
Le Guildo castle ruins

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 849-854.

Web links

Commons : Créhen - Collection of images, videos and audio files