Paimpol

Paimpol (Breton: Pempoull) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwest France.

Paimpol

Pempoull
Commune
The harbor
Coat of arms
Location of Paimpol
Paimpol
Paimpol
Coordinates: 48°46′43″N 3°02′43″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonPaimpol
IntercommunalityPaimpol-Goëlo
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Yves de Chaisemartin
Area
1
23.61 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,172
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22162 /22500
Elevation0–86 m (0–282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,748—    
18001,679−3.9%
18061,849+10.1%
18211,900+2.8%
18312,108+10.9%
18362,012−4.6%
18412,043+1.5%
18462,076+1.6%
18512,136+2.9%
18562,032−4.9%
18612,116+4.1%
18662,166+2.4%
18722,017−6.9%
18762,035+0.9%
18812,363+16.1%
18862,211−6.4%
18912,213+0.1%
18962,473+11.7%
19012,737+10.7%
19062,805+2.5%
19112,873+2.4%
19212,802−2.5%
19262,690−4.0%
19312,671−0.7%
19362,528−5.4%
19462,781+10.0%
19542795 Pa—    
19627,713—    
19687,723+0.1%
19758,176+5.9%
19827,994−2.2%
19907,856−1.7%
19997,932+1.0%
20087,835−1.2%

Inhabitants of Paimpol are called paimpolais in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 29 September 2008.

In 2008, 11.8% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

Transport

The Gare de Paimpol is connected by trains to Gare de Guingamp with the Paris-Montparnasse–Brest line.

Sights

Blue and white striped-jumpers are immediately visible in the streets and are seen to reflect not only their pride in all things to do with the sea, but also in their région, Brittany.

The town centre leads from the port down to the coast, through cobbled streets filled with restaurants, cafés and bars. The town centre includes the Quartier Latin. It was at La place du Martray that Pierre Loti chose to put the house of Gaud, the heroine of his novel Pêcheur d'Islande. The attractions of the town are also a major theme of Guy Ropartz's opera Le Pays and Théodore Botrel's song La Paimpolaise.

Other popular tourist sights include: the Abbaye de Beauport dating back to 1202, and the chapels of Lanvignec, Ste Barbe and Kergrist. L'île de Bréhat is a rocky archipelago 10 minutes by ferry from the coast next to Paimpol. It is made up of two large islands connected by a bridge, and numerous smaller ones.

Other places of interest in the area include the Moulin de Craca and Circuit de falaises in Plouézec, as well as Pors-Even and the Tour de Kerroc'h in Ploubazlanec.

The Monument to Théodore Botrel in Paimpol is by Pierre Charles Lenoir

The monument aux morts has sculpture by André César Vermare

Events
The port

Tourists are well catered for with regular events such as the Tuesday morning street market, night-markets, and "Mardi du port" – where tourists can enjoy diverse world music beside the port.

Paimpol is also home to the bi-annual "Festival du chant de marin" (sea shanty festival) which attracts thousands of visitors over three days in August.

  • A man plays bagpipe in the harbour, during the international Celtic "Festival du chant de marin"
  • Beauport Abbey
  • Beauport bay at low tide
  • Town hall
  • Pleudaniel church

International relations

The following towns are twinned with Paimpol:

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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