Guingamp

Guingamp (French: [ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Breton: Gwengamp pronounced [ˈɡwɛnɡãmp]) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Guingamp

Gwengamp
Subprefecture and commune
Guingamp's Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Guingamp
Guingamp
Guingamp
Coordinates: 48°33′48″N 3°09′00″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonGuingamp
IntercommunalityGuingamp
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Philippe Le Goff
Area
1
3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,895
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22070 /22200
Elevation62–126 m (203–413 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Saint Loup festival

The Saint Loup festival – a national competition of Breton dances and international festival – takes place every year around mid August. It always ends with the traditional dance : la Dérobée de Guingamp. The main guests are musicians from Asturias, Ireland, Galicia, Scotland, Wales, and other Celtic artists from all over the world. Breton dance features in other cultural manifestations and the local cultural office organizes a contemporary creative dance week.

Sports

The city is well-kown for its professional football team called En Avant de Guingamp that won the French Cup against Rennes in the 2008–2009 season while it was still part of the 2nd league. The team has made its comeback in the 1st League (Ligue 1 in French) for the 2013–2014 season, the 1st league that it had left 9 years before. Guingamp won again the French Cup against Rennes (scoring 2–0) in 2013–2014 and is qualified for the UEFA Europa League 2014-15 rounds.

The club's stadium (Roudourou: 18,120 seats) has a higher capacity than Guingamp's total population (7,235).

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17935,177—    
18005,190+0.3%
18064,973−4.2%
18215,550+11.6%
18316,100+9.9%
18366,466+6.0%
18416,796+5.1%
18466,949+2.3%
18516,718−3.3%
18566,893+2.6%
18617,350+6.6%
18666,977−5.1%
18727,045+1.0%
18767,895+12.1%
18818,404+6.4%
18868,744+4.0%
18919,196+5.2%
18969,272+0.8%
19019,252−0.2%
19069,212−0.4%
19119,385+1.9%
19217,923−15.6%
19268,575+8.2%
19318,644+0.8%
19368,663+0.2%
19469,080+4.8%
19548,117−10.6%
19628,912+9.8%
19689,232+3.6%
19759,284+0.6%
19828,507−8.4%
19907,905−7.1%
19998,008+1.3%
20087,477−6.6%
20127,235−3.2%

Inhabitants of Guingamp are called guingampais.

Breton language

The municipality launched a plan for the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 8 July 2008. In 2008, 15.89% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

Culture

The Saint Loup dance festival is held every year in mid-August. Also, there is the annual 'pardon', which brings pilgrims to pay homage to the 'Black Virgin' in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours.

History

The town has the remains of three successive castles, the last of which was razed to the ground by the order of Cardinal Richelieu. They were reduced to three towers.

Vincent de Bourbon, great grandson of Louis XIV, was Count of Guingamp from 1750 until his death in 1752.

Personalities

Twin towns – sister cities

Guingamp is twinned with:

A view from one the Trieux's bridges

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  3. "20 ans de souvenirs". Le jumelage de Guingamp et Shannon (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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