Côtes-d'Armor
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| Côtes-d'Armor | |
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| The Côtes-d'Armor coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 22 |
| Région: | Bretagne |
| Préfecture: | Saint-Brieuc |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Dinan Guingamp Lannion |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 52 |
| Communes: | 373 |
| Conseiller Général: | Claudy Lebreton PS |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 43rd |
| -1999 | 542,373 |
| Population density: | 79/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6878 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Côtes-d'Armor (French) / Aodoù-an-Arvor (Breton) is a département in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.
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[edit] History
Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to Côtes-d'Armor (ar mor meaning the sea in Breton). The name also has a historical connotation recalling the Roman province of Armorica.
[edit] Geography
Côte-d'Armor is part of the current administrative région of Bretagne and is surrounded by the départements of Finistère, Morbihan, and Ille-et-Vilaine, with the English Channel on the north.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the département are called Costarmoricains.
[edit] Culture
The Breton language has become an intense issue in many parts of Brittany, and many Breton-speakers advocate for bilingual schools. Gallo is also spoken in the east and is offered as a language in the schools and on the baccalaureat exams.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Côtes-d'Armor département
- Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor département
- Arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor département
[edit] External links
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- Tourist office of the département
- (French) Cultural Heritage
- Cotes D'Armor tourist site
- Matignon website
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