Rostrenen

Rostrenen
Rostrenenn

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Rostrenen

Coordinates: 48°14′14″N 3°18′56″W / 48.2372°N 3.3155°W / 48.2372; -3.3155Coordinates: 48°14′14″N 3°18′56″W / 48.2372°N 3.3155°W / 48.2372; -3.3155
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Guingamp
Canton Rostrenen
Intercommunality Kreiz-Breizh
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Paul Le Boëdec
Area1 32.17 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,390
  Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 22266 / 22110
Elevation 152–262 m (499–860 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rostrenen (Breton: Rostrenenn pronounced [(h)ʀosˈtʀen] or pronounced [ˈ(h)ʀostʀen]) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Rostrenen are called rostrenois in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on September 13, 2004. In 2008, 34.5% of primary children attended bilingual schools.[1]

The train station

See also

References

  1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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