Belle-Isle-en-Terre

Belle-Isle-en-Terre (French pronunciation: [bɛl il ɑ̃ tɛʁ]; Breton: Benac'h) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Belle isle - in modern French - Belle île meaning "beautiful island" and en Terre significate "on the ground".

Belle-Isle-en-Terre Benac'h
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Belle-Isle-en-Terre
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Coordinates: 48°32′44″N 3°23′36″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Callac
Intercommunality	Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Le Marrec[1]
Area 1	14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,031
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22005 /22810
Elevation	77–266 m (253–873 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,142	—
1975	1,185	+0.53%
1982	1,204	+0.23%
1990	1,067	−1.50%
1999	1,099	+0.33%
2009	1,064	−0.32%
2014	1,081	+0.32%
2020	1,029	−0.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Belle-Isle-en-Terre are called Bellilois in French.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 November 2007.

In 2008, 28.46% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department