Belle-Isle-en-Terre

Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Benac'h
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Location of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre is located in France
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Location within France
Belle-Isle-en-Terre is located in Brittany
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 48°32′44″N 3°23′36″W / 48.5455°N 3.3933°W / 48.5455; -3.3933
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonCallac
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Le Marrec[1]
Area
1
14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,024
 • Density72.57/km2 (188.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22005 /22810
Elevation77–266 m (253–873 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belle-Isle-en-Terre (French pronunciation: [bɛl il ɑ̃ tɛʁ]; Breton: Benac'h) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Belle isle - in modern French - Belle île meaning "beautiful island" and en Terre significate "on the ground".

The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,142—    
1975 1,185+0.53%
1982 1,204+0.23%
1990 1,067−1.50%
1999 1,099+0.33%
2007 1,046−0.62%
2012 1,085+0.73%
2017 1,031−1.02%
2023 1,024−0.11%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Belle-Isle-en-Terre are called Bellilois in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 November 2007.

In 2008, 28.46% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Belle-Isle-en-Terre | Village Étape".
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ↑ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine