France Commune of Tréguier
Région	Bretagne
Département	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion
Canton	Tréguier (chief town)
Intercommunality
Mayor	Patrick Toularastel (2001-2008)
Land area¹	1.52 km²
Population² (1999)	2,679
Population density (1999)	1,763 pers./km²
Altitude	0 m - 66 m (avg. )
INSEE/Postal code	22362 / 22220
1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². 2 Not counting those already counted in another commune (such as students and military personnel).

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Coordinates: -3.23°, 48.78°

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Tréguier is a port town and commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département, in northwestern France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Côtes-dArmor (French) / Aodoù-an-Arvor (Breton) is a département in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Geography

Tréguier is located 36 m. N.W. of Saint-Brieuc by road. The port is situated about 5 1/2 m. from the English Channel at the confluence of two streams that form the Tréguier River. Saint-Brieuc (Breton: Sant-Brieg) is a commune France, situated in Côtes-dArmor and in the Brittany région. ... Satellite view of the English Channel Map of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ...

History

Tréguier (Trecorum), which dates from the 6th century, grew up round a monastery founded by Saint Tudwal (died c. 564). In the 9th century it became the seat of a bishopric, suppressed on July 12, 1790 (decree of November 14, 1789). Pop. (1906), 2605. The Welsh monk Saint Tudwal (died c. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ...

Sights

The cathedral, remarkable in having three towers over the transept, one of which is surmounted by a fine spire, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. It contains the sumptuous modern mausoleum of Ivo of Kermartin (St Yves; d. 1303), a canon of the cathedral, the building of which was largely due to him. To the south of the church there is a cloister (1468) with graceful arcades. A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... St. ... Cloister of Saint Trophimus, in Arles, France A cloister (from latin claustrum) is part of cathedrals and abbeys architecture. ...

There is a statue of Ernest Renan, a native of the town. Ernest Renan (February 28, 1823–October 12, 1892) was a French philosopher and writer. ...

Economy

Saw-milling, boat-building and flaxstripping are carried on, together with trade in cereals, cloth, potatoes, etc. The port carries on fishing and a coasting and small foreign trade.

Miscellaneous

Tro Breizh (Breton for "Tour of Brittany") is a Catholic pilgrimage that links the towns of the seven founding saints of Brittany, including Tréguier, Saint Tudwal's town. Tro Breizh (Breton for Tour of Brittany) is a Catholic pilgrimage that links the towns of the seven founding saints of Brittany. ... Breton (Breton: Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany (Breizh) and Loire-Atlantique (historically part of Brittany) in France. ... A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical kingdom, duchy and French province, as well as one of the Celtic Nations . ... The Welsh monk Saint Tudwal (died c. ...

Births

Tréguier was the birthplace of:

• Ernest Renan (1823-1892), philosopher and writer
• Ernest Hello (1828-1885), critic

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External links and reference

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• Tourism office website (in French)
• Town council website (in French)
• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.