Belle-Isle-en-Terre (French pronunciation: [bɛl il ɑ̃ tɛʁ]; Breton: Benac'h) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Belle isle - in modern French - Belle île meaning "beautiful island" and en Terre significate "on the ground".

Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Benac'h
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Location of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
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Belle-Isle-en-Terre is located in France
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre is located in Brittany
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Coordinates: 48°32′44″N 3°23′36″W / 48.5455°N 3.3933°W / 48.5455; -3.3933
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonCallac
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Le Marrec[1]
Area
1
14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,030
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22005 /22810
Elevation77–266 m (253–873 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,142—    
1975 1,185+0.53%
1982 1,204+0.23%
1990 1,067−1.50%
1999 1,099+0.33%
2009 1,064−0.32%
2014 1,081+0.32%
2020 1,029−0.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Belle-Isle-en-Terre are called Bellilois in French.

Breton language edit

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 November 2007.

In 2008, 28.46% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine

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