Belle-Isle-en-Terre

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".

Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Benac'h
Chateau
Location of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Belle-Isle-en-Terre
Coordinates: 48°32′44″N 3°23′36″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonCallac
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) François Le Marrec[1]
Area
1
14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,030
  Density73/km2 (190/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.

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%
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.

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.[4]

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine


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