Saint-Agathon

Saint-Agathon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿aɡatɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Eganton) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Agathon Sant-Eganton
Commune
A group of five Gallic steles in Saint-Agathon
Location of Saint-Agathon
Saint-Agathon Show map of France Saint-Agathon Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°33′35″N 3°06′12″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Guingamp
Intercommunality	Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Marie Pasquiet[1]
Area 1	14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,236
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22272 /22200
Elevation	80–146 m (262–479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Agathon are called saint-agathonnais in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 850 —     1800 891 +0.68% 1806 929 +0.70% 1821 890 −0.29% 1831 928 +0.42% 1836 945 +0.36% 1841 972 +0.57% 1846 1,009 +0.75% 1851 1,021 +0.24% 1856 1,024 +0.06% 1861 1,015 −0.18% 1866 1,028 +0.25% 1872 1,015 −0.21% 1876 1,057 +1.02% 1881 1,114 +1.06% 1886 1,125 +0.20% 1891 1,130 +0.09% 1896 1,121 −0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,060 −1.11% 1906 1,038 −0.42% 1911 1,007 −0.60% 1921 973 −0.34% 1926 945 −0.58% 1931 955 +0.21% 1936 970 +0.31% 1946 982 +0.12% 1954 924 −0.76% 1962 899 −0.34% 1968 890 −0.17% 1975 1,106 +3.15% 1982 1,331 +2.68% 1990 1,453 +1.10% 1999 1,783 +2.30% 2007 2,002 +1.46% 2012 2,180 +1.72% 2017 2,273 +0.84%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Agathon, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)