Louargat
Louargat (Breton: Louergad) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Louargat
Louergad | |
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 The town hall in Louargat | |
Location of Louargat 
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  Louargat  Louargat | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′59″N 3°20′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Callac |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Belle-Isle-en-Terre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Brigitte Le Guesclou-Godfroy |
| Area 1 | 57.23 km2 (22.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,343 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22135 /22540 |
| Elevation | 100–301 m (328–988 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 4,031 | — |
| 1800 | 3,529 | −12.5% |
| 1806 | 4,419 | +25.2% |
| 1821 | 5,005 | +13.3% |
| 1831 | 5,004 | −0.0% |
| 1836 | 3,833 | −23.4% |
| 1841 | 4,042 | +5.5% |
| 1846 | 4,249 | +5.1% |
| 1851 | 4,428 | +4.2% |
| 1856 | 4,277 | −3.4% |
| 1861 | 4,328 | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 4,357 | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 4,580 | +5.1% |
| 1876 | 4,612 | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 4,311 | −6.5% |
| 1886 | 4,416 | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 4,375 | −0.9% |
| 1896 | 4,346 | −0.7% |
| 1901 | 4,071 | −6.3% |
| 1906 | 3,970 | −2.5% |
| 1911 | 3,779 | −4.8% |
| 1921 | 3,466 | −8.3% |
| 1926 | 3,517 | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 3,104 | −11.7% |
| 1936 | 3,067 | −1.2% |
| 1946 | 2,762 | −9.9% |
| 1954 | 2,570 | −7.0% |
| 1962 | 2,428 | −5.5% |
| 1968 | 2,340 | −3.6% |
| 1975 | 2,179 | −6.9% |
| 1982 | 2,224 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 2,128 | −4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,126 | −0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,230 | +4.9% |
Inhabitants of Louargat are called Louargatais in French.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on June 14, 2007. In 2008, 16.06% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louargat. |
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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