Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor (/koʊt dɑːrmər/ koht dar-mər, /-dɑːrmɔːr/ -dar-mor; French pronunciation: [kot daʁmɔʁ] ⓘ; Breton: Aodoù-an-Arvor, [ˈoːdu ãn ˈarvor]), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990 (Breton: Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, [ˈoːdu ãn ˌhãntɛrˈnoːs]), is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.
Côtes-d'Armor
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The departmental council and prefectural building in Saint-Brieuc. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Côtes-d'Armor in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′N 02°50′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Prefecture | Saint-Brieuc |
| Subprefectures | Dinan Guingamp Lannion |
| Government | |
| • President of the departmental council | Christian Coail (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,878 km2 (2,656 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 605,917 |
| • Rank | 42nd |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 22 |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 27 |
| Communes | 348 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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