The Rhuys Peninsula ( br, Gourenez Rewiz, french: Presqu'île de Rhuys) is located in the ''
département
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Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastl ...
in the
region
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of
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 ...
in northwestern
France
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.
Three
communes
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are located on the peninsula:
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Sarzeau
Sarzeau (; br, Sarzhav) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
It is located on the Rhuys peninsula between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Atlantic Ocean.
History
The area around the Morbihan has been occupi ...
, the largest, covering 50% of the area of the peninsula
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Arzon
Arzon () or ''Arzhon-Rewiz'' in Breton () is a commune located at the extremity of the Rhuys peninsula in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
Geography
Arzon is said to be the French village with the longest ...
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Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys are called in French ''Gildasiens''.
Its French name refers to Saint Gildas, who founded the abbey of Sai ...
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Landforms of Morbihan
Peninsulas of Metropolitan France
Landforms of Brittany