Coatascorn

Coatascorn
Koadaskorn
Commune

The church of Saint-Maudez
Coatascorn

Coordinates: 48°40′29″N 3°14′57″W / 48.6747°N 3.2492°W / 48.6747; -3.2492Coordinates: 48°40′29″N 3°14′57″W / 48.6747°N 3.2492°W / 48.6747; -3.2492
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Lannion
Canton Bégard
Intercommunality Centre Trégor
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Germain Sol-Dourdin
Area1 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 253
  Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 22041 /22140
Elevation 28–101 m (92–331 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.

Coatascorn (Breton: Koadaskorn) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Toponymy

The name Coatascorn is typically Breton, "koad" meaning "wood" and "ascorn" meaning "bone".

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962231    
1968281+21.6%
1975244−13.2%
1982211−13.5%
1990209−0.9%
1999226+8.1%
2008253+11.9%

Inhabitants of Coatascorn are called Coatascornais in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on July 7, 2006.

See also

References

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