Yvignac-la-Tour

Yvignac-la-Tour Ivinieg
Coat of arms
Yvignac-la-Tour
Location within Brittany region Yvignac-la-Tour
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Broons
Intercommunality	Pays de Du Guesclin
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Luc Boissel
Area1	35.39 km2 (13.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,169
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Yvignac-la-Tour (Breton: Ivinieg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the region in Brittany in northwestern France.

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,285	—
1968	1,326	+3.2%
1975	1,167	−12.0%
1982	1,146	−1.8%
1990	1,065	−7.1%
1999	1,091	+2.4%
2008	1,169	+7.1%

The inhabitants of Yvignac-la-Tour are known in French as yvignacais.

International relations

It is twinned with the town of Ivenack in Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

• INSEE

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Yvignac-la-Tour (French)