Graces

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Graces
Gras-Gwengamp
Grâces (France)
Graces
region Brittany
Department Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Guingamp
Canton Guingamp
Community association Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération
Coordinates 48 ° 33 ′  N , 3 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′  N , 3 ° 11 ′  W
height 67-188 m
surface 14.07 km 2
Residents 2,528 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 180 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 22200
INSEE code 22067
Website http://www.graces.fr/

Graces Town Hall

Grâces [ gʁas ] ( Breton grass Gwengamp ) is a French municipality with 2528 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the district Guingamp and eponymous canton Guingamp . The inhabitants are called Gracieux .

geography

Grâces is bounded to the east by the Trieux river . Grâces is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Plouisy in the north and north-west, Guingamp in the north-east, Ploumagoar in the east and south-east, Coadout in the south and Moustéru in the west.

The National Route 12 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,300 1,435 1,769 2,308 2,481 2,424 2,410 2,464

Attractions

  • Church of Our Lady , built in the 16th century, since 1907 Monument historique
  • Kéranno Castle , built in the second half of the 17th century, has been a monument historique since 1965
  • Mansion Kérurien , built in the 16th century, historique since 1964 Monument
  • Grand Cross in the cemetery, Monument historique since 1926

  • Church of Our Lady

  • Kéranno Castle

  • Grand Cross in the Grâces cemetery

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 387-389.

Web links

Commons : Grâces  - collection of images, videos and audio files