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List Of Breton Flags
This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Brittany. Other flags used in Brittany, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags. Regional flags Departmental flags City and town flags Traditional regions Traditional districts Landforms Landmarks Political flags Religious flags Historical flags See also *List of French flags Notes * Registered at the French Society of Vexillology. References {{Lists of flags Lists of flags of France, Brittany Brittany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation. It became an independent kingdom and then a duchy before being united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province governed as a separate nation under the crown. Brittany has also been referred to as Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain, with which it shares an etymology). It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Normandy to the northeast, eastern Pays de la Loire to the southeast, the Bay of Biscay to the south, and the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its land area is 34,023 km2 . Brittany is the site of some of the world's oldest standing architecture, home to the Barnenez, the Tumulus Saint-Michel and others, which date to the early 5th millennium BC. Today, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combourg
Combourg (; br, Komborn; ; Gallo: ''Conbórn'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. History The town is part of the Patrimoine Urbain de Bretagne and labelled as one of Les Petites Cités de Caractère. Combourg is considered the "cradle of Romanticism" in French literature due to the renowned French writer François-René de Chateaubriand who spent part of his youth in his family's castle, the Château de Combourg. He describes the village and medieval castle in his ''Mémoirs from Beyond the Grave''. Combourg is located between the cities of Rennes and Saint-Malo in Brittany. It is approximately 386 km from Paris, 39 km from Rennes and 36 km from Saint-Malo . Administration Mayors The current mayor of Combourg is Joël Le Besco (Miscellaneous right). He replaced Marie-Thérèse Sauvée (Socialist) in office from 1995 to 2001. * André Belliard (1932-2005), RPR mayor from 1971 to 1977 and from 1983 to 1995; * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hœdic
Hœdic or Hoëdic (; ) is an island off the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France. Its bigger "twin sister" island is Houat. Administratively, Hœdic is a commune in the Morbihan department. Geography Hœdic is located in the heart of , a bay in the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Brittany (Rhuys and Quiberon peninsulas), east of Belle-Île and southeast of Houat. It is part of a line of granite crests that includes the Le Croisic peninsula, Dumet Island, Houat, Quiberon, and Groix. Hœdic is a low, undulating plateau, wide by long. Its peak, at an altitude of , is located in the middle of its eastern part, on the road that leads from the village to the hamlet of the Phare. The island's base consists essentially of granite and less often of schists. The coast is an alternation of sandy coves and rocky points of variable height, generally more marked to the north (Beg Lagat, the Old Castle) than to the south (Beg Er Faut, Kasperakiz). There are two marshe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillion
Hillion (; ; Gallo: ''Hilion'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Economy Mussel farming is an important activity since 10% of French mussels, about 3 000 to 4 000 tons are produced in Hillion. The species are Mytilus galloprovincialis, adapted to the climate, and Mytilus edulis. Each year, the festival "La fete de la moule" (mussels festival) is held in August in the mussels farm. Population Inhabitants of Hillion are called ''hillionnais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guingamp
Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, 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 is served by high speed trains to Brest, Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Brest, Lannion, Carhaix, Paimpol and Rennes. History The town has the remains of three successive castles, the last of which was razed to the ground by the order of Cardinal Richelieu. They were reduced to three towers. Vincent de Bourbon, great-grandson of Louis XIV, was Count of Guingamp from 1750 until his death in 1752. Population Sports The city is well-known for its professional football team, En Avant de Guingamp, which won the Coupe de France against Rennes in the 2008–09 season while it was still part of Ligue 2. The team returned to Ligue 1 for the 2013–14 season for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerlesquin
Guerlesquin (; br, Gwerliskin) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Guerlesquin are called in French ''Guerlesquinais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department *Parc naturel régional d'Armorique The Parc naturel régional d'Armorique ( br, Park an Arvorig), or Armorica Regional Natural Park, is a rural protected area located in Brittany. The park land reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to hilly inland countryside. There are sandy beaches, sw ... * Boss Metalzone References External links Official website *Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fougères
Fougères (; br, Felger; Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France. As of 2017, Fougères had 20,418 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises approximately 88,000 inhabitants and is currently growing, unlike the town centre. History Toponymy Fougères is a town on the edge of Brittany, Maine and Normandy and is named after a fern (see also '' fougère''), or from ''fous'' which means ''fossé'' ("gap"). The town of Fougères is mentioned in the chorus of the song La Blanche Hermine by Gilles Servat. The author uses it as a symbol of the Breton resistance where it is adjacent to the town of Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique. Fougères is historically, since the arrival of Latin in Armorica, a region where Gallo is spoken. In Gallo, Fougères translates to ''Foujerr'' while its Breton name is ''Felger''. Entry signs to the agglomeration have carried the Breton name for severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fouesnant
__NOTOC__ Fouesnant (; ''Fouenant'' or ''Fouen'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt. It lies on the south coast of Finistère and is bordered by the communes of: Bénodet and Pleuven to the west, Saint-Évarzec to the north, and La Forêt-Fouesnant to the east. It has 15 km of coastline on its south side, with a long beach running west between the headlands of Beg-Meil and Mousterlin, as well as the idyllic Cap-Coz just to the east at the top of the Baie de la Foret, making it a popular tourist destination. The town is at the heart of a very fertile area, is well-endowed with orchards and is regarded as the source of the very best Breton cider. Every July this is celebrated with the 'Fete des Pommiers' (Festival of the Apple Trees), an event that takes over the town centre with music, dance and various competitions. Fouesnant hosts a popular street market in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évran
Évran (; ; Gallo: ''Evran'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France. Population The inhabitants of Évran are known in French as '' évrannais''. Personalities * Henri Pinault, Roman Catholic Bishop of Chengdu, died in Évran in 1987 See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étables-sur-Mer
Étables-sur-Mer (, literally ''Étables on Sea''; ; 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). On 1 March 2016, Binic and Étables-sur-Mer merged becoming one commune called Binic-Étables-sur-Mer. Population Inhabitants of Étables-sur-Mer are called ''tagarins'' or ''établais'' in French. See also * Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donges
Donges (; br, Donez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the region of Pays de la Loire, France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department * Parc naturel régional de Brière *André Bizette-Lindet André Bizette-Lindet (28 February 1906 – 28 December 1998) was a French sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1930. His work is held in many churches, public buildings and memorials in France and other countries. Biography And ... References Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dol-de-Bretagne
Dol-de-Bretagne (, literally ''Dol of Brittany''; br, Dol; Gallo: ''Dóu''), cited in most historical records under its Breton name of Dol, is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département'' in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Dol-de-Bretagne is situated in the northern part of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 6 km from the English Channel coast and 22 km southeast of Saint-Malo. Dol-de-Bretagne station is served by high speed trains to Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Saint-Malo, Saint-Brieuc, Granville and Rennes. History ''Dol'' is a Breton term meaning "low and fertile place in the flood plain of a waterway;" cf. Welsh ''dôl'' ("meadow"). In 549, the Welsh Saint Teilo was documented as coming to Dol where he joined Samson of Dol, and the fruit groves which they planted remain and are known as the groves of Teilo and Samson. Legend has it that while there he was assigned by King Budic II to subdue a belligerent winged dragon, which he was said to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
