Perros-Guirec

French commune
nomcommune=Perros-Guirec
native_name=Perroz-Gireg


caption=Ploumanac'h lighthouse


x=32
y=71
lat_long=coord|48|48|51|N|3|26|32|W|region:FR_type:city
insee=22168
cp=22700
région=Bretagne
département=Côtes-d'Armor
arrondissement=Lannion
canton=Perros-Guirec
maire=Yvon Bonnot
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
alt mini=0
alt maxi=96 m
km²=14.16
sans=7614
date-sans=1999
dens=538
date-dens=1999|

Perros-Guirec ( _br. Perroz-Gireg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Perros-Guirec are called "Perrosiens".

Tourism

Perros Guirec is a popular seaside resort, and has lovely beaches and great opportunities for water and beach sports. It is also known for its incredible natural sculptures among the pink granite rocks which have been moulded by the sea into some amazing shapes and patterns. There are three large sandy beaches suitable for families. Plage Trestraou is probably the best for swimming and sunbathing, as it is more sheltered than the others and receives full sunshine. The Plage Trestrignel is equally lovely, with a wild, natural charm, but is more wind battered than its calmer neighbour.

Miscellaneous

Perros-Guirec is where, in [Gaston Leroux] ' original "The Phantom of the Opera", a teenage Vicomte de Chagny retrieves young Christine Daaé's scarf from the sea.

Perros-Guirec is twinned with the town of Teignmouth in Devon in the southwest of England.

ee also

*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

* [http://www.perros-guirec.com Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=22168 French Ministry of Culture list for Perros-Guirec] fr icon