Trémargat (French pronunciation: [tʁemaʁɡat]; Breton: Tremargad) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Trémargat
Tremargad
The church of Notre-Dame, in Trémargat
The church of Notre-Dame, in Trémargat
Coat of arms of Trémargat
Location of Trémargat
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Trémargat is located in France
Trémargat
Trémargat
Trémargat is located in Brittany
Trémargat
Trémargat
Coordinates: 48°19′59″N 3°15′59″W / 48.3331°N 3.2664°W / 48.3331; -3.2664
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonRostrenen
IntercommunalityKreiz-Breizh
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Salliou[1]
Area
1
13.90 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
176
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22365 /22110
Elevation174–287 m (571–942 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962217—    
1968243+12.0%
1975199−18.1%
1982187−6.0%
1990152−18.7%
1999171+12.5%
2008168−1.8%

People from Trémargat are called trémargatois in French and tremargadiz in Breton.

The commune's unusual demographics lend it to unusual political leanings; in the 2012 presidential election, Trémargat was one of the few communes where Eva Joly of Europe Ecology – The Greens secured a plurality of the vote, with 29.03% support, followed closely by Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Left Front at 27.42%.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bruno Alvarez (4 January 2014). "Trémargat connaît un renouveau démographique". Ouest-France. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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