Guingamp
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Commune of Guingamp |
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| Gwengamp | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor (sous-préfecture) |
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| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Guingamp (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. de Guingamp | |
| Mayor | Noël Le Graët (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 62 m–126 m | |
| Land area¹ | 3.41 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
8,008 | |
| - Density | 2,348/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 22070/ 22200 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Guingamp (Breton: Gwengamp) is a town and commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département of Brittany, France.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Guingamp are called Guingampais.
As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 8,008.
[edit] Culture
The Breton dance festival of Saint-Loup is held every year in mid-August.
Then there is the annual ‘pardon’, which brings pilgrims to pay homage to the ‘Black Virgin’ in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours.
Guingamp is home to En Avant Guingamp, a football team in Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football.
[edit] History
The town has, like many others in the region, a rich and interesting history. This is exemplified in the remains of Guingamp’s three castles, razed to ground level by the order of Richelieu and now reduced to three towers. For lovers of history and architecture there is much to discover in Guingamp.
[edit] Famous people
- Joseph Guy Ropartz, composer
- Théophile Marie Brébant, Colonel in the french Army
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Guingamp Tourist Office (in French)
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guingamp (French)
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