Bégard (French pronunciation: [beɡaʁ]; Breton: Bear) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 528—    
1800 2,394+24.10%
1806 3,417+6.11%
1821 3,727+0.58%
1831 3,768+0.11%
1836 3,503−1.45%
1841 3,821+1.75%
1846 4,180+1.81%
1851 4,053−0.62%
1856 3,960−0.46%
1861 4,182+1.10%
1866 3,281−4.74%
1872 4,518+5.48%
1876 4,758+1.30%
1881 4,715−0.18%
1886 4,713−0.01%
1891 4,924+0.88%
1896 4,919−0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,915−0.02%
1906 5,053+0.56%
1911 4,777−1.12%
1921 4,311−1.02%
1926 4,555+1.11%
1931 4,464−0.40%
1936 4,773+1.35%
1946 4,285−1.07%
1954 4,431+0.42%
1962 4,719+0.79%
1968 4,976+0.89%
1975 5,152+0.50%
1982 5,180+0.08%
1990 4,906−0.68%
1999 4,474−1.02%
2007 4,562+0.24%
2012 4,803+1.03%
2017 4,808+0.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 October 2004.

In 2008, 5.89% of the primary school children attended the bilingual schools.[5]

Twinning

Bégard is twinned with St Asaph in Wales.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bégard, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  6. ^ "Cathedral to New Inn". St Asaph City Council. Retrieved 4 October 2018.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9gard
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