Trégastel (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
Trégastel is situated between Perros-Guirec and Pleumeur-Bodou. Lannion is away.
Population
Inhabitants of Trégastel are called trégastellois in French.
Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg in February 2008.
In 2008, 16.5% of primary school children attended bilingual schools. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities Trégastel is twinned with:
Foz, Galicia, Spain (2003) Koussané, Mali (2004)
Religious monuments St Laurent Church in the bourg Ste Anne des rochers chapel St Golgon chapel
The Costaérès castle In 1892, Bruno Abakanowicz bought a small island called Costaérès in Trégastel, where by 1896 he had erected a neo-Gothic manor.
Marine aquarium of Trégastel Since 1967, Trégastel has been home to a marine aquarium, built within a large, naturally occurring, outcrop of pink granite rocks.
Gallery
See also Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department Jentilez
References
External links
Official website
French Wikipedia article on 'Aquarium Marin de Trégastel' Marine Aquarium of Tregastel's website Marine Aquarium of Tregastel in English