Pedernec

Pédernec ; Pederneg
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Bégard
Community association	Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération
Coordinates	48 ° 36 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ W
height	102-302 m
surface	27.05 km 2
Residents	1,851 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22540
INSEE code	22164

Pédernec ( Breton : Pederneg ) is a French municipality with 1851 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Guingamp and the canton of Bégard . The inhabitants are called Pédernecois .

geography

Pédernec is about nine kilometers northwest of Guingamp and 25 kilometers southeast of Lannion on the Menez Bré , one of the highest peaks in Brittany at 302 meters. Pédernec is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bégard in the north and north-west, Saint-Laurent in the north and north-east, Plouisy in the east, Tréglamus in the south and south-east and Louargat in the west and south-west.

The former route nationale 167 (today: D767) runs through the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Paris – Brest railway line .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	1,712	1,629	1,527	1,664	1,633	1,654	1,797	1.919
Source: Cassini and INSEE