Guingamp
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| Commune of Guingamp / Gwengamp | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 48.55° |
| Latitude | -3.15° |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bretagne |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Guingamp (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Guingamp |
| Mayor | Noël Le Graët |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 62 m–126 m (avg. 93 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3.41 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
8,008 |
| - Density (1999) | 2.3/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22070/ 22200 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Guingamp (Gwengamp in Breton) is a town and commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département of Brittany, France. Population (1999): 8,008.
[Guingamp Basilica:[1]]
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The Breton dance festival of Saint-Loup is held every year in mid-August.
Guingamp is home to En Avant Guingamp, a football team in Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football.
- Joseph Guy Ropartz, composer
- Guingamp Tourist Office (in French)