Perros-Guirec
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Lannion | |
| Canton | Perros-Guirec ( Chef-lieu ) | |
| Community association | Lannion-Trégor Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ′ N , 3 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 0-96 m | |
| surface | 14.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,139 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 504 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22700 | |
| INSEE code | 22168 | |
| Website | http://www.perros-guirec.com | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Perros-Guirec ( Breton Perroz-Gireg ) is a municipality with 7139 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on the north coast of France . It is located in the Brittany region and in the Côtes-d'Armor department . The municipality includes the city of Perros-Guirec and the settlements of Ploumanac'h and La Clarté . Perros-Guirec is the capital of the canton of the same name .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 6020 | 6866 | 7773 | 7496 | 7497 | 7614 | 7333 | 7212 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec is a popular seaside resort with several beaches, including Plage de Trestraou right on the promenade with numerous restaurants and the casino and Plage de Trestrignel , where the painter Maurice Denis had his summer residence. From the Plage de Trestraou also start excursions to nearby Sept Iles , for its richness of seabirds, including gannets are known. There is also a town hall richly decorated with flowers, a marina and a wax museum in Perros-Guirec. The parish church of St-Jacques has an important nave in the Romanesque style .
Puffin , symbol of the city
pink grantite coast with the lighthouse of Ploumanac'h
Hydrangeas at the Perros market
tourism
Tourism plays an important role for Perros-Guirec. With a bed capacity of 30,000, Perros-Guirec is the largest provider in the department.
Accommodation establishments
- 650 rooms in 27 hotels of various categories
- 1200 holiday homes
- 1500 seasonal accommodations
- 4 campsites
- 1 youth hostel
- numerous guest rooms
Guests in Perros-Guirec
The community accommodates around 85,000 guests annually, more than half of them during the main season in July and August. 13,500 people come from other European countries, mainly from Great Britain (32%), Germany (20%), Belgium (13%), Italy (12%) and the Netherlands (8%).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 814-824.
Individual evidence
- ↑ As of 2005, source: OFFICE DE TOURISME (2004): bilan 2004, in: Magazine trimestriel d'informations municipales Numéro 88
