Tressignaux (French pronunciation: [tʁesiɲo]; Breton: Tresigne; Latin: Trisignala) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
Tressignaux
Tresigne | |
|---|---|
 The chapel of Saint-Antoine | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Tressignaux  | |
  Tressignaux  Tressignaux | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 2°58′56″W / 48.6167°N 2.9822°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Plouha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Guégan[1] |
Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 694 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22375 /22290 |
| Elevation | 48–106 m (157–348 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Chapel of Saint-Antoine, located in the village, was built in the thirteenth century and rebuilt in the sixteenth. Each year, a "pardon" is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in August, attracting visitors to the village.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 425 | — |
| 1968 | 445 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 427 | −4.0% |
| 1982 | 470 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 512 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 534 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 580 | +8.6% |
Inhabitants of Tressignaux are called tressignaulais in French.
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Tressignaux French tourist site (French language)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tressignaux.
- History and information about Tressignaux (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Photo of Chapel of Saint-Antoine
- Etymology and History of Tressignaux (in French)
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