Tréguier

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Coordinates: 48°47′09″N 3°13′52″W / 48.78583, -3.23111

Commune of Tréguier
Landreger
Town hall
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 48°47′09″N 3°13′52″W / 48.78583, -3.23111
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Lannion
Canton Tréguier
Intercommunality Trois Rivières
Mayor Patrick Toularastel
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0–66 m (0–220 ft)
Land area1 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population2
(1999)		 2679
 - Density 1,763 /km² (4,570 /sq mi) (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 22362/ 22220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Tréguier (Breton: Landreger) is a port town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Tréguier are called Trécorrois.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 2,679.

[edit] Sights

Cathedral St Tugdual
Statue of Ernest Renan in the town square

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 and patron saint of lawyers. The building of the cathedral was largely due to him. The Pardon of Saint Ivo, a religious festival, attracts an international audience drawn from the legal profession. To the south of the church there is a cloister (1468) with graceful arcades.

Near the cathedral there is a statue of Ernest Renan, a native of the town. As he was a prominent skeptic, author of the "pagan" Prayer on the Acropolis, the 1903 unveiling of Renan's statue, which also included a depiction of the goddess Athena, led to widespread protests from the Catholic church. The town also houses the Renan birthplace museum.

The port and harbour are picturesque, containing many pretty waterfront restaurants and crêperies. There are dramatic views of the quayside.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Religious festivals

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.

The Pardon of Saint Yves is a major event. As Yves is patron saint of the legal profession, it attracts Catholic lawyers and judges from all over the world.

[edit] Notable citizens

Tréguier was the birthplace of:

Other citizens

  • Joseph Savina (1901-1983), designer and sculptor, lived and worked here.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Renan birthplace museum

Cloister of St Tugdual's cathedral

[edit] External links

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