Étables-sur-Mer

Étables-sur-Mer
Staol

Plage du moulin

Coat of arms
Étables-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 48°37′38″N 2°50′02″W / 48.6272°N 2.8338°W / 48.6272; -2.8338Coordinates: 48°37′38″N 2°50′02″W / 48.6272°N 2.8338°W / 48.6272; -2.8338
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc
Canton Plouha
Area1 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,999
  Density 320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 22055 / 22680
Elevation 0–82 m (0–269 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Étables-sur-Mer (Breton: Staol, Gallo: Establ) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is the seat of the commune of Binic-Étables-sur-Mer.

History

It is notable as the birthplace of Saint Théodore Guérin (Saint Theodora).[1]

On 1 March 2016, Binic and Étables-sur-Mer merged becoming one commune called Binic-Étables-sur-Mer.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,928    
19681,954+1.3%
19752,041+4.5%
19822,039−0.1%
19902,121+4.0%
19992,514+18.5%
20082,999+19.3%

Inhabitants of Étables-sur-Mer are called tagarins or établais in French.

See also

References

  1. Mug, Mary Theodosia (1904). Life and Life-Work of Mother Theodore Guerin. New York: Benzinger Bros.
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