Bégard
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Bégard Bear |
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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°37′43″N 3°17′59″W / 48.6286°N 3.2997°WCoordinates: 48°37′43″N 3°17′59″W / 48.6286°N 3.2997°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Bégard | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bégard | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Gérard Le Caër | |
| Area1 | 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 4,597 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22004 /22140 | |
| Elevation | 45–176 m (148–577 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bégard (Breton: Bear) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Its sister city St Asaph, United Kingdom is the second smallest city in terms of population and size in the United Kingdom.
Inhabitants of Bégard are called Bégarrois.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on October the 25th of 2004.
In 2008, 5.89% of the primary school children attended the bilingual schools.
Bégard is twinned with St Asaph in Wales.
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