Lézardrieux
Lézardrieux Lezardrev |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
Arrondissement | Lannion | |
Canton | Tréguier | |
Community association | Lannion-Trégor Communauté | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ W | |
height | 0-82 m | |
surface | 11.91 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,474 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 124 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 22740 | |
INSEE code | 22127 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-lezardrieux.fr/ |
Lézardrieux ( Breton Lezardrev ) is a commune with 1,474 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . It is part of the arrondissement of Lannion and the canton of Tréguier (until 2015: Lézardrieux ). The inhabitants are called Lézardriviens in French .
geography
Lézardrieux is located east of the Côte de Granit Rose in the extreme north of Brittany on the English Channel , about 39 kilometers northwest of Saint-Brieuc at the mouth of the Trieux . The Bréhat Islands also belong to the municipality . Lézardrieux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lanmodez in the north, Ploubazlanec in the northeast, Paimpol in the east, Plourivo in the south, Pleudaniel in the south and southwest and Plumeur-Gautier in the west. The Sillon de Talbert nature reserve is located in the English Channel in the municipality . The former Routes nationales 786 and 787 run through Lézardrieux .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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Residents | 2.014 | 1,842 | 1,834 | 1,859 | 1,707 | 1,629 | 1,577 | 1,603 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, built at the end of the 16th century
- Chapel in the village of Kermouster from the 18th century
- Lézardrieux suspension bridge
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the French commune of Morangis in the Essonne department (Île-de-France region).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 582-587.