Saint-Laurent (Cotes-d'Armor)
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Saint-Laurent Sant-Laorans |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Bégard | |
| Community association | Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ′ N , 3 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 55-155 m | |
| surface | 8.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 487 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22140 | |
| INSEE code | 22310 | |
 Saint Laurent village church |
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Saint-Laurent ( Breton Sant-Laorans ) is a French commune with 487 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Guingamp and the canton of Bégard . The residents call themselves SaintLaurentais (es) .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1866 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 646 | 618 | 970 | 673 | 573 | 393 | 333 | 330 | 361 | 437 | 418 | 409 | 515 |
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The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the numerous deaths of the First World War led to a drop in the number of inhabitants to the lowest levels in recent times. In the last few decades the population has increased significantly due to its proximity to the small town of Guingamp.
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Laurent (Côtes-d'Armor)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 51-52.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Laurent (Côtes-d'Armor) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
