Lanvallay (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃valɛ]; Breton: Lanvalae) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. In 1973 it absorbed two former communes: Tressaint and Saint-Solen.[3]

Lanvallay
Lanvalae
A view across Lanvallay
A view across Lanvallay
Coat of arms of Lanvallay
Location of Lanvallay
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Lanvallay is located in France
Lanvallay
Lanvallay
Lanvallay is located in Brittany
Lanvallay
Lanvallay
Coordinates: 48°27′21″N 2°01′37″W / 48.4558°N 2.0269°W / 48.4558; -2.0269
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementDinan
CantonLanvallay
IntercommunalityDinan Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Ricard[1]
Area
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14.61 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,222
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22118 /22100
Elevation7–87 m (23–285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Inhabitants of Lanvallay are called côtissois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,274—    
1975 2,901+3.54%
1982 3,307+1.89%
1990 3,310+0.01%
1999 3,068−0.84%
2007 3,409+1.33%
2012 3,868+2.56%
2017 4,187+1.60%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twinning

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There is a twinning arrangement with Walkern, Hertfordshire.[5] This was initiated around the time of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Lanvallay newspaper articles". Friends of Lanvallay.
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