Guingamp

Guingamp

French commune
nomcommune=Guingamp
native_name=Gwengamp


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insee=22070
cp=22200
région=Bretagne
département=Côtes-d'Armor
arrondissement=Guingamp
canton=Guingamp
maire=Noël Le Graët
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Guingamp
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dens=2348
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Guingamp ( _br. Gwengamp) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Guingamp are called "Guingampais".

Culture

The Breton dance festival of Saint-Loup is held every year in mid-August.

Then there is the annual ‘pardon’, which brings pilgrims to pay homage to the ‘Black Virgin’ in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours.

Guingamp is home to En Avant Guingamp, a football team in Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football.

History

The town has, like many others in the region, a rich and interesting history. This is exemplified in the remains of Guingamp’s three castles, razed to ground level by the order of Richelieu and now reduced to three towers. For lovers of history and architecture there is much to discover in Guingamp.

Famous people

*Joseph Guy Ropartz, composer
*Théophile Marie Brébant, Colonel in the french Army

ee also

*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

* [http://www.ot-guingamp.org/ Guingamp Tourist Office] (in French)
* [http://www.ville-guingamp.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=22070 French Ministry of Culture list for Guingamp] fr icon


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