Gingham , also called Vichy check , is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric typically with tartan (plaid) , striped, or check duotone patterns, in bright colour and in white made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarns . It is made of carded , medium or fine yarns .
22-462: It is speculated that the fabric now known as gingham may have been made at Guingamp , a town in Brittany , France, and that the fabric may be named after the town. Some sources say that the name came into English via Dutch . When originally imported into Europe in the 17th century, gingham was a striped fabric, though now it is distinguished by its checkered pattern. From the mid-18th century, when it
44-604: A decision was originally made that during the 2015–16 season only the best two teams would be promoted to Ligue 1, and the last two teams would be relegated to the National, that decision was later overturned by an appeal to the Conseil d'État and the French Football Federation. In December 2021, the majority of LFP member clubs, including Championnat National club leaders, voted to contract Ligue 2 from 20 to 18 clubs for
66-450: A national competition of Breton dances and international festival, takes place every in around mid August. It culminates in a traditional dance called la Dérobée de Guingamp . The festival features Celtic musicians from Asturias , Ireland , Galicia , Scotland , Wales , and elsewhere. Breton dance features in other cultural manifestations and the local cultural office organizes a contemporary creative dance week. The municipality launched
88-532: A one leg fixture at the fourth-place finisher's stadium, the winner of this fixture faces the third-place finisher at the third-place finisher's stadium, the winner of this fixture plays the 16th-placed team in Ligue 1 for the right to play in Ligue 1 the following season. The three lowest placed teams are relegated to the Championnat National and the top three teams from National are promoted in their place. While
110-544: A plan for the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 8 July 2008. In 2008, 15.89% of primary school children attended bilingual schools. The annual 'pardon' brings pilgrims to pay homage to the ' Black Virgin ' in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Bon Secours. Guingamp is twinned with: Ligue 2 Ligue 2 ( French pronunciation: [liɡ dø] , League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons,
132-528: Is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1 , the country's top football division. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National . Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in
154-535: Is an urban commune part of the urban unit of Guingamp with 5 others cities of the department representing 22,049 inhabitant. The commune is also part of the Guingamp functional area . This area, which includes 15 communes, is categorized as an area of less than 50,000 inhabitants in 2020. The city is well-known for its professional football team, En Avant de Guingamp , which won the Coupe de France against Rennes in
176-436: Is crowned champion and automatically promoted to Ligue 1. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship or for relegation, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The second-place finisher are also promoted automatically to the first division. The fourth and fifth-place finishers play
198-468: Is often used as a test fabric while designing fashion or used for making an inexpensive fitting shell prior to making the clothing in fashion fabric. Gingham shirts have been worn by mods since the 1960s and continue to be identified with fans of indie and mod music with brands like Lambretta Clothing , Ben Sherman , Fred Perry , Penguin and Merc producing gingham shirts. In the United Kingdom,
220-441: Is served by high speed trains to Brest, Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Brest, Lannion, Carhaix, Paimpol and Rennes. The town has the remains of three successive castles, the last of which was razed to the ground by the order of Cardinal Richelieu in the early 17th century. They were reduced to three towers. Vincent de Bourbon , great-grandson of Louis XIV, was Count of Guingamp from 1750 to his death in 1752. Guingamp
242-543: The 2008–09 season while it was still part of Ligue 2 . The team returned to Ligue 1 for the 2013–14 season for the first time in 9 years. Guingamp again won the French Cup against Rennes in 2013–14 and qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League . With 18,120 seats, the Stade de Roudourou which is the club's stadium has a capacity greater than the total population of Guingamp (7,115 inhabitants). The Saint Loup festival,
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#1732868552009264-503: The following season , the league increased to 19 clubs and, two years later , increased its allotment to 25 teams with the clubs being divided into four groups. Because of World War II, football was suspended by the French government and the Ligue de Football Professionnel . Following the end of the war, the second division developed stability. Due to the increase in amateur clubs, the league intertwined professional and amateur clubs and allowed
286-523: The clubs were inserted into the Nord section, while the remaining nine were placed in Sud . Following the season, the winner of each group faced each other to determine which club would earn promotion. On 20 May 1934, the winner of the Nord group, Red Star Saint-Ouen , faced Olympique Alès , the winner of the Sud group. Red Star were crowned the league's inaugural champions following a 3–2 victory. Despite losing, Alès
308-409: The course of a season, usually from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference , and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points
330-420: The creation of the first division the previous season. Clubs such as Strasbourg , RC Roubaix , and Amiens SC all played in the second division's debut season despite having prior grievances with the subjective criteria needed to become professional and play in the first division. The first year of the second division consisted of twenty-three clubs and were divided into two groups ( Nord and Sud ). Fourteen of
352-610: The gingham pattern is often used for younger girls' school uniforms. Guingamp Guingamp ( French: [ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃] ; Breton : Gwengamp [ˈɡwɛ̃ŋɡãmp] ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France . With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guingamp , which played in Ligue 1 from 2013 until 2019 . Guingamp station
374-449: The latter to become professional if they met certain benchmarks. In 2002, the league changed its name from Division 2 to Ligue 2 . In November 2014, the presidents of Caen and Nîmes were amongst several arrested on suspicion of match fixing . The arrests followed a 1–1 draw between Caen and Nîmes in May 2014, a result very beneficial for each club. There are 18 clubs in Ligue 2. During
396-450: The league is a part of the LFP, it allows clubs who are on the brink of professionalism to become so. The second division of French football was established in 1933, one year after the creation of the all-professional first division. The inaugural season of the competition consisted of the six clubs who were relegated following the 1932–33 National season, as well as many of the clubs who opposed
418-467: The pattern is known as estampado vichy or cuadro vichy . In the United States, the mass popularity of men's blue and white gingham-patterned shirts in the 2010s led to critical media coverage of the phenomenon. Gingham fabric was popular to use in various dress material such as shirts , skirts, maxi and also for some home furnishing such as towels and curtains . Along with muslin , gingham
440-488: The season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name Division 2 and has served as the second division of French football ever since. The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name. Since
462-449: Was also promoted to the first division and they were followed by Strasbourg and Mulhouse , who each won a pool championship, after the first division agreed to expand its teams to 16. Due to several clubs merging, folding, or losing their professional status, the federation turned the second division into a 16-team league and adopted the single-table method for the 1934–35 season . Due to the unpredictable nature of French football clubs,
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#1732868552009484-468: Was being produced in the mills of Manchester , England , it started to be woven into checked or tartan (plaid) patterns (often blue and white). Checked gingham became more common over time, though striped gingham was still available in the late Victorian period. Gingham was introduced to France from Malaysia, where it started being produced in Vichy , France, under the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. In Spain
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