Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Benac'h | |
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Coordinates: 48°32′44″N 3°23′36″W / 48.5455°N 3.3933°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Guingamp |
Canton | Callac |
Intercommunality | Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Le Marrec [1] |
Area 1 | 14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,030 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
22005 /22810 |
Elevation | 77–266 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".
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,142 | — |
1975 | 1,185 | +0.53% |
1982 | 1,204 | +0.23% |
1990 | 1,067 | −1.50% |
1999 | 1,099 | +0.33% |
2009 | 1,064 | −0.32% |
2014 | 1,081 | +0.32% |
2020 | 1,029 | −0.82% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
Inhabitants of Belle-Isle-en-Terre are called Bellilois in French.
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. [4]