Population - 542,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 6,878 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 79   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Towns with over 3,000 people

Begard   4,474
Binic   3,110
Dinan   10,907
Erquy   3,760
Guingamp   8,008
Hillion   3,786
Lamballe   10,563
Langueux   6,248
Lannion   18,368
Lanvallay   3,068
Lehon   3,103
Loudeac   9,371
Paimpol   7,932
Perros-Guirec   7,614
Plaintel   3,471
Pledran   5,750
Pleneuf-Val-Andre   3,680
Plerin   12,512
Plestin-les-Greves   3,415
Pleumeur-Bodou   3,825
Ploubazlanec   3,321
Plouezec   3,181
Ploufragan   10,579
Plouha   4,397
Ploumagoar   4,399
Pordic   5,176
Quessoy   3,184
Quevert   3,118

What is it really like for holidays in the Cotes-d'Armor

The coast to the east of Saint-Brieuc there are low lying open sandy beaches - campsite - and well developed family holiday resorts

To the west of Saint-Brieuc - pink granite rocks and indented bays

Two km from the coast is the Isle-de-Brehat - two islands bridged together - often thought of as one of Brittany's prettiest places - windswept to the north and west - palm trees and mimosa to the east and south

Lannion - with its estuary - has a bay with an extended beach - the town itself combines high-tech industry with a medieval centre

Dinan - to the east - is wonderful medieval - citadel to be seen


Rostrenen   3,616
Saint-Brieuc   46,087
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo   3,187
Saint-Quay-Portrieux   3,114
Trebeurden   3,451
Tregueux   6,581
Yffiniac   3,842

Main town

Saint-Brieuc

360 miles - 6 hours - from Calais

Must visit places

Isle-de-Brehat

Pretty and contrasting

Lannion

Medieval

Dinan

Medieval and citadel

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