CôTES-D'ARMOR

'Côtes-d'Armor' (Breton:''Aodoù-an-Arvor'') is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Culture

See also

External links

History

''Côtes-du-Nord'' was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to ''Côtes-d'Armor'' (''ar mor'' meaning ''by the sea'' in Breton). The name also has a historical connotation recalling the Roman province of Armorica.

Geography

Côte-d'Armor is part of the current administrative region of Bretagne and is surrounded by the departments of Finistère, Morbihan, and Ille-et-Vilaine, with the English Channel on the north.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Costarmoricains''.

Culture

The western part of the ''département'' is part of the tradititionally Breton-speaking "Lower Brittany" (''Breizh-Isel'' in Breton). The boundary runs from Plouha to Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Breton language has become an intense issue in many parts of Brittany, and many Breton-speakers advocate for bilingual schools. Gallo is also spoken in the east and is offered as a language in the schools and on the baccalaureat exams.

See also

★ Cantons of the Côtes-d'Armor department

★ Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

★ Arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

★ Prefecture website

★ General council website

★ Côtes-d'Armor Tourism Guide

★ Official Tourist office