Yvignac-la-Tour
Commune in Brittany, France
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Yvignac-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [iviɲak la tuʁ]; Breton: Ivinieg, before 1999: Yvignac)[3] is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region in Brittany in northwestern France.
Yvignac-la-Tour
Ivinieg | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Yvignac-la-Tour | |
  Yvignac-la-Tour  Yvignac-la-Tour | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′57″N 2°10′30″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Broons |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Boissel[1] |
Area 1 | 35.39 km2 (13.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,135 |
| • Density | 32.07/km2 (83.06/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22391 /22350 |
| Elevation | 52–131 m (171–430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The church
One of Yvignac's most prominent landmarks, reflected in the town's name, is the tall tower of its church. This tower is not a steeple, tapering to a point, but has a flat roof. Also inside the church at the back entrance is a large old coffin, and a wall. This wall is split into three sections, the top sowing a grail, possibly being the Holy Grail. The bottom left is a shield and sword, on the shield is a cross, this could be a major artifact, we know that this could point to the Knights Templars. the last bit of the shield was faded.
Population
The inhabitants of Yvignac-la-Tour are known in French as yvignacais.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,326 | — |
| 1975 | 1,167 | −1.81% |
| 1982 | 1,146 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 1,065 | −0.91% |
| 1999 | 1,091 | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 1,146 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 1,204 | +0.99% |
| 2017 | 1,166 | −0.64% |
| 2023 | 1,135 | −0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
