Côtes-d'Armor department 22 is part of the current administrative region of Bretagne (in english : brittany) and is surrounded by the departments of Finistère, Morbihan, and Ille-et-Vilaine, with the English Channel on the north.

If you go up the rivers, you will discover the hidden charms of Brittany. In Argoat, there is no need to have sea legs to have your head up in the stars. Behind the fabulous vegetation, lakes and rivers, exist in perfect harmony in the forests and the hedgerows: places that should be experienced in real life. As though thanking people for having taken care of it, mother nature has given us enchanting sites, in which to leave traces of our past. In a leafy setting, majestic castles, towns milling with life, chapels, play hide-and-seek with walkers under the bemused eyes of sprites, elves and other magical creatures inhabiting the lakes, rivers and paths.

Côtes-d'Armor was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to Côtes-d'Armor (ar mor meaning the sea in Breton). The name also has a historical connotation recalling the Roman province of Armorica.

The western part of the department of Côtes d'Armor is part of the traditionally Breton-speaking "Lower Brittany" (Breizh-Izel in Breton). The boundary runs from Plouha to Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Breton language has become an intense issue in many parts of Brittany, and many Breton-speakers advocate for bilingual schools. Gallo is also spoken in the east and is offered as a language in the schools and on the baccalaureat exams.

COTES D'ARMOR Administration