Trégastel
Trégastel (French pronunciation: [tʁeɡastɛl]; Breton: Tregastell) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
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The château de Costaérès in Trégastel, and the seven islands in the background
Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou. Lannion is 10 kilometres away.
Population
Inhabitants of Trégastel are called trégastellois in French.
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Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg in February 2008.
In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Trégastel is twinned with:
Religious monuments
- St Laurent Church in the bourg
- Ste Anne des rochers chapel
- St Golgon chapel
The Costaérès castle
In 1892, Bruno Abakanowicz bought a small island called Costaérès in Trégastel, where by 1896 he had erected a neo-Gothic manor.
Marine aquarium of Trégastel
Since 1967, Trégastel has been home to a marine aquarium, built within a large, naturally occurring, outcrop of pink granite rocks.
Gallery
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La palette du peintre
(The painter's palette) -
Le dé (The dice) and
Les tortues (The turtles) -
Le tas de crêpes
(The pile of crêpes) -
Le Roi Gradlon
(Gradlon King) -
24h de la voile regatta
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The tide mill on Ploumanac'h Road
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Ste-Anne-des-Rochers chapel
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December 2010
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Natural granite ball (2–3 ft in diameter) close to Renote Island