Yvignac-la-Tour (original) (raw)
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Commune in Brittany, France
| Yvignac-la-Tour Ivinieg | |
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 Coat of arms |
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| Coordinates: 48°20′57″N 2°10′30″W / 48.3493°N 2.175°W / 48.3493; -2.175 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Broons |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Boissel[1] |
| Area1 | 35.39 km2 (13.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,113 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22391 /22350 |
| Elevation | 52–131 m (171–430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Yvignac-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [iviɲak la tuʁ]; Breton: Ivinieg, before 1999: Yvignac)[3] is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region in Brittany in northwestern France.
One of Yvignac's most prominent landmarks, reflected in the town's name, is the tall tower of its church. This tower is not a steeple, tapering to a point, but has a flat roof. Also inside the church at the back entrance is a large old coffin, and a wall. This wall is split into three sections, the top sowing a grail, possibly being the Holy Grail. The bottom left is a shield and sword, on the shield is a cross, this could be a major artifact, we know that this could point to the Knights Templars. the last bit of the shield was faded.
The inhabitants of Yvignac-la-Tour are known in French as yvignacais.
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,326 | — |
| 1975 | 1,167 | −1.81% |
| 1982 | 1,146 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 1,065 | −0.91% |
| 1999 | 1,091 | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 1,146 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 1,204 | +0.99% |
| 2017 | 1,166 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[4] |
International relations
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It is twinned with the town of Ivenack in Germany.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 21 décembre 1999 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0300, 28 December 1999, p. 19453.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)