Department of Côtes d'Armor
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Location: Côtes-d'Armor, France
Surnames/tags: French_Roots France
Côtes d'Armor, formerly named Côtes-du-Nord, is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.
Ar mor means "the sea" in Breton and Côtes means "coast" in French. The name also has a historical connotation recalling the Roman province of Armorica.
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History
Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to Côtes-d'Armor.
The present department corresponds to most of historical Trégor, part of Cornouaille, and most of Saint-Brieuc.
Geography and Demographics
Côtes-d'Armor is part of the current administrative region of Brittany and is surrounded by the departments of Finistère, Morbihan, and Ille-et-Vilaine, with the English Channel to the north.
Culture and Sites of Interest
The western part of the département is part of the traditionally Breton-speaking "Lower Brittany" (Breizh-Izel in Breton). The boundary runs from Plouha to Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Breton language has become an intense issue in many parts of Brittany, and many Breton-speakers advocate for bilingual schools. Gallo is also spoken in the east and is offered as a language in the schools and on the baccalaureat exams.
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