Tonquédec
Tonquédec
Tonkedeg | |
|---|---|
 Chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tonquédec | |
  Tonquédec Location within France  Tonquédec Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 3°23′38″W / 48.67°N 3.3939°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Bégard |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Philippe[1] |
Area 1 | 18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,201 |
| • Density | 66.69/km2 (172.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22340 /22140 |
| Elevation | 10–106 m (33–348 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tonquédec (French pronunciation: [tɔ̃kedɛk]; Breton: Tonkedeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 958 | — |
| 1975 | 865 | −1.45% |
| 1982 | 1,045 | +2.74% |
| 1990 | 1,061 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 1,063 | +0.02% |
| 2007 | 1,072 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 1,131 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | 1,180 | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 1,201 | +0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Tonquédec are called tonquédois in French.
Breton language
Most of the inhabitants speaking Breton, the municipality launched a Breton linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 23 May 2006.
See also
Sister City
Corofin, County Clare (Ireland)
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tonquédec.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
