Tonquédec

Tonquédec
Tonkedeg

Chateau

Coat of arms
Tonquédec

Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 3°23′38″W / 48.67°N 3.3939°W / 48.67; -3.3939Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 3°23′38″W / 48.67°N 3.3939°W / 48.67; -3.3939
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Lannion
Canton Plouaret
Intercommunality Centre Trégor
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Claude Le Buzulier
Area1 18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,064
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 22340 / 22140
Elevation 10–106 m (33–348 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tonquédec (Breton: Tonkedeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962804    
1968958+19.2%
1975865−9.7%
19821,045+20.8%
19901,061+1.5%
19991,063+0.2%
20081,064+0.1%

Inhabitants of Tonquédec are called tonquédois in French.

Breton language

Most of the inhabitants speaking Breton, the municipality launched a Breton linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on May 23, 2006.

See also

Sister City

Corofin, County Clare (Ireland)

References

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