Trégastel
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Lannion | |
| Canton | Perros-Guirec | |
| Community association | Lannion-Trégor Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ′ N , 3 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 0-71 m | |
| surface | 7.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,465 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 352 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22730 | |
| INSEE code | 22353 | |
| Website | www.ville-tregastel.fr | |
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Trégastel ( Tregastell in Breton ) is a French commune with 2,465 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department , in the Brittany region .
geography
Trégastel is located between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou , on the north coast of Brittany, the so-called Côte de Granit Rose . The coastline, where pink granite rocks and fine sandy beaches alternate, has a length of 17 kilometers.
history
There are several finds from the megalithic culture in the area .
The name of the municipality is probably derived from the components "Trève" and "Kastell". A “Trève” was understood to mean the annex of a parish, “Kastell” refers to a fortress established by the Romans to protect the coast.
Trégastel was initially part of the parish of Pleumeur-Bodou and only acquired the status of an independent parish in the 12th or 13th century. In 1375 Charles V gave Bryant de Lannion permission to build a tidal mill in the Trégastel area as a reward for his support in the War of the Breton Succession . This mill was replaced by another in 1764, which still exists on the border with Ploumanac'h .
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| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 867 | 1036 | 1250 | 1521 | 1670 | 1742 | 2013 | 2063 | 2201 | 2234 | 2397 | 2447 |
Culture
In February 2016 Trégastel was one of 13 municipalities that belonged to level 3 of the Charter Ya d'ar brezhoneg for the promotion of the Breton language.
Attractions
- Allée couverte and the dolmen of Kerguntuil , two kilometers northeast of Tregastel. see also: Allée couverte by Ty-Lia
- Trégastel marine aquarium , built under an ensemble of pink granite blocks
- Forum of Trégastel, a swimming and leisure complex with seawater heated to 30 °
- Costaérès Castle , the second home of comedian Dieter Hallervorden , diagonally opposite Gustave Eiffel's former home
- Chapel of Ste-Anne-des-Rochers
- Parish Church of Ste-Anne-St-Laurent
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Trégastel
tourism
Trégastel is a well-known holiday resort, the number of guests in the summer season reaches five times the number of inhabitants. Every year in August, the Tregastel 24-hour sailing regatta takes place between the offshore rocks.
Town twinning
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 834-838.
