Quessoy (French pronunciation: [kɛswa]; Breton: Kesoue) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France.
Quessoy
Kesoue | |
|---|---|
 The château of Bogard, in Quessoy | |
Location of Quessoy  | |
  Quessoy  Quessoy | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′19″N 2°39′25″W / 48.4219°N 2.6569°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Plaintel |
| Intercommunality | CA Lamballe Terre et Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Gouyette[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.23 km2 (11.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,891 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22258 /22120 |
| Elevation | 37–161 m (121–528 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Quessoy are called quessoyais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,006 | — |
| 1975 | 2,275 | +1.81% |
| 1982 | 2,864 | +3.34% |
| 1990 | 3,105 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 3,184 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 3,383 | +0.76% |
| 2012 | 3,694 | +1.77% |
| 2017 | 3,786 | +0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
edit- Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
- Élie Le Goff. Sculptor of Quessoy war memorial
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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