Saint-Malo (, , ;

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: ; ) is a historic French port in

Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019.

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, on the

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coast. The

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had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Allies heavily bombarded Saint-Malo, which was garrisoned by German troops. The city changed into a popular tourist centre, with a ferry terminal serving the

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and

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, as well as the Southern English settlements of

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and

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. The famous transatlantic single-handed yacht race

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, which takes place every four years in November, is between Saint Malo and

Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Pwentapit, , or simply , ) is the second largest (most populous) city of Guadeloupe after Les Abymes. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, o ...

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Population

The population in 2017 was 46,097 – though this can increase to up to 300,000 in the summer tourist season. With the suburbs included, the metropolitan area's population is approximately 133,000 (2017). The population of the commune more than doubled in 1967 with the merging of three communes: Saint-Malo,

Saint-Servan Saint-Servan (often abbreviated as St. Servan; br, Sant-Servan) is a town of western France, in Brittany, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of Saint-Malo. It is renowned for its shops and restaurants. History In June 1758, during the Seven Y ...

(population 14,963 in 1962) and

Paramé Paramé ( br, Parame) is a former town and commune of France on the north coast of Brittany. Paramé merged with Saint-Servan to form the commune of Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany ...

(population 8,811 in 1962). Inhabitants of Saint-Malo are called ''Malouins'' in French. The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Saint-Malo proper in its geography for the given years.

History

Founded by

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s in the 1st century BC, the ancient town on the site of Saint-Malo was known as the

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Reginca or Aletum. By the late 4th century AD, the

district was the site of a major

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that protected the Rance

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from seaborne raiders from beyond the frontiers. According to the ''

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'', the fort was garrisoned by the ''militum Martensium'' under a ''dux'' (commander) of the ''Tractus Armoricanus and Nervicanus'' section of the ''litus Saxonicum''. During the decline of the

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(modern-day Brittany) rebelled from Roman rule under the

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and in the 5th and 6th centuries received many

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fleeing instability across the Channel. The modern Saint-Malo traces its origins to a

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settlement founded by

Saint Aaron Aaron of Aleth (died after 552), also called ''Saint Aihran'' or ''Eran'' in Breton, was a sixth-century hermit, monk and abbot at a monastery on Cézembre, a small island near Aleth, opposite Saint-Malo in Brittany, France. Some sources sugges ...

and

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early in the sixth century. Its name is derived from a man said to have been a follower of

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, Saint Malo or Maclou, an immigrant from what is now

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. Saint-Malo is the setting of

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's poem "

Laüstic "Laüstic", also known as "Le Rossignol", "Le Laustic", "Laostic", and "Aüstic", is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France. The title comes from the Breton word for "nightingale" (''eostig''), a symbolic figure in the poem.Marie de Fran ...

," a 12th-century love story. The city had a tradition of asserting its autonomy in dealings with the French authorities and even with the local Breton authorities. From 1590 to 1593, Saint-Malo declared itself to be an independent republic, taking the motto "not French, not Breton, but Malouin." Map Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo became notorious as the home of the corsairs, French

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and sometimes

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. In the 19th century, this "piratical" notoriety was portrayed in

Jean Richepin Jean Richepin (; 4 February 1849 – 12 December 1926) was a French poet, novelist and dramatist. Biography Son of an army doctor, Jean Richepin was born 4 February 1849 at Médéa, French Algeria. At school and at the École Normale Supé ...

's play ''Le flibustier'' and in

César Cui César Antonovich Cui ( rus, Це́зарь Анто́нович Кюи́, , ˈt͡sjezərʲ ɐnˈtonəvʲɪt͡ɕ kʲʊˈi, links=no, Ru-Tsezar-Antonovich-Kyui.ogg; french: Cesarius Benjaminus Cui, links=no, italic=no; 13 March 1918) was a Ru ...

's eponymous opera. The corsairs of Saint-Malo not only forced English ships passing up the Channel to pay tribute but also brought wealth from further afield.

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lived in, and sailed from, Saint-Malo to the

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, visiting the villages of

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and Hochelaga that would later become the sites of present-day

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and

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respectively. As the first European to encounter these sites and learning the local word "Kanata" (meaning a group of houses), Cartier is credited as the discoverer of

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. Inhabitants of Saint-Malo are called ''Malouins'' in French. From this came the Spanish name for the '' Islas Malvinas'', the

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known in English as the Falkland Islands. Islas Malvinas derives from the 1764 name ''Îles Malouines'', given to the islands by

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explorer

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (, , ; 12 November 1729 – August 1811) was a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he took part in the Seven Years' War in North America and the American Revolution ...

. Bougainville, who founded the archipelago's first settlement, named the islands after the inhabitants of Saint-Malo, the point of departure for his ships and colonists. In 1758, the Raid on Saint-Malo saw a British expedition land, intending to capture the town. However, the British made no attempt on Saint-Malo and instead occupied the nearby town of Saint-Servan, where they destroyed 30

before departing.

World War II

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, during fighting in late August and early September 1944, the historic walled city of Saint-Malo was almost totally destroyed by fires lit by German troops as well as American shelling and bombing. The beaches of nearby

Dinard Dinard (; br, Dinarzh, ; Gallo: ''Dinard'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, northwestern France. Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination, and this ...

had been heavily fortified against possible Allied commando raids. Artillery at the two locations provided mutual support. The fortification complex was garrisoned by more than twelve thousand German troops from different services and units as well as stragglers from other battles in the

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. About eight thousand Germans were in Saint-Malo itself when the battle began. Colonel Andreas von Aulock, the German commander, refused to surrender when asked to do so by the town's authorities. He said he "would defend St. Malo to the last man even if the last man had to be himself". The first American attack was launched by the 83rd Infantry Division on 5 August 1944. German positions at Châteauneuf quickly fell. Cancale was abandoned and occupied by the Americans on the 6th. In the same way and on the same day,

Dinan Dinan (; ) is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan. Geography Its geographical setting is exceptional. Instead o ...

fell to

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forces. The Germans shortened their lines and drew closer to the ancient citadel at St. Servan-sur-Mer, now reinforced with concrete. Effective German artillery emplacements on the island of Cezembre were out of reach of American ground forces. German garrisons on the Channel Islands of

, and

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were able to use small craft to bring in water and remove the wounded from the battle. On 13 August, the walled city was on fire and a short truce was declared to allow French civilians to flee the city. Outlying German positions at St. Ideuc and La Varde fell to infantry attacks. This fighting ended resistance on the north shore of the peninsula. Only the citadel remained. Surrounded by American artillery and under frequent air attack, this last holdout surrendered on the afternoon of 17 August. Cezembre surrendered on 2 September when the three-hundred-man garrison ran out of drinking water. The Americans had taken more than ten thousand prisoners during the two-week fight, von Aulock among them.

Post war

Saint-Malo was rebuilt over a 12-year period from 1948 to 1960. Saint-Malo is a

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of the

. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged with Paramé, and became the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Saint-Malo was the site of an Anglo-French summit in 1998 that led to a significant agreement regarding European defence policy.

Climate

The bay of Saint-Malo has an oceanic temperate climate. Temperatures are softened by the

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and the range of average temperatures between winter and summer is very low (from 6.1°C in January to 17.8°C in August) with an average temperature of 11.6°C.

Politics

Saint-Malo is part of Ille-et-Vilaine's 7th constituency, and is currently represented in the

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by Republicans

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Gilles Lurton Gilles Lurton (born on 6 July 1963) is a French politician. He has represented Ille-et-Vilaine's 7th constituency since 2012, first as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and then the Republicans. Biography His first political offic ...

Education

Schools

Schools include: *13 public preschools (''écoles maternelles'')Ecoles maternelles publiques
" Saint-Malo. Retrieved on 6 September 2016. *11 public elementary schools *8 private preschools and elementary schools *4 public collège : Chateaubriand, Duguay-Trouin, and Charcot *3 private junior high schools: Choisy Jeanne d'Arc, Moka, and Sacré-Cœur *3 public senior high schools: Lycee Maupertuis, Lycee Jacques Cartier, Professional Maritime Lycee Les Rimains *2 private senior high schools: Lycee Institution Saint Malo-La Providence and Les Rimains

Higher education

* Institute of Technology of Saint-Malo *A nurse school, *A maritime school

Transport

Saint-Malo has a terminal for ferry services with daily departures to

operated by

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and services on most days

in England via the

operated by

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. It also has a railway station, Gare de Saint-Malo, offering direct

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service to Rennes, Paris and several regional destinations. There is a bus service provided by Keolis. The town is served by the Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport around to the south.

Sites of interest

Now inseparably attached to the

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, Saint-Malo is the most visited place in Brittany. Sites of interest include: *The walled city (''La Ville Intra-Muros'') *The château of Saint-Malo, part of which is now the town museum. *The Solidor Tower in Saint-Servan is a 14th-century building that holds a collection tracing the history of voyages around

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. Many scale models, nautical instruments and objects made by the sailors during their crossing or brought back from foreign ports invoke thoughts of travel aboard extraordinary

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s at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. *The tomb of the writer Chateaubriand on the Ile du Grand Bé *The Petit Bé *The

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(

Saint-Malo Cathedral Saint-Malo Cathedral (''Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Saint-Malo'') is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. The church was founded in dedication to Saint Vincent of Saragossa and is a national monum ...

) *The Privateer's House ("La Demeure de Corsaire"), a ship-owner's town house built in 1725, shows objects from the history of privateering, weaponry and ship models. * The Great Aquarium Saint-Malo, one of the major aquaria in France. * The labyrinthe du Corsaire, (an attraction park in Saint Malo) * The Pointe de la Varde, Natural Park. * The City of Alet, in front of Saint Malo Intra Muros. * Fort National * Fort de la Conchée

Panoramic photographs

Saint Malo from Dinard, France - July 2011

Notable people

Saint-Malo was the birthplace of: *

(1491–1557),

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* Jacques Gouin de Beauchene (1652–1730),

of the

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René Duguay-Trouin René Trouin, Sieur du Gué, also known as René Duguay-Trouin, (10 June 1673 – 1736) was a French naval officer, nobleman, slave trader, and privateer best known for his career during the War of the Spanish Succession. He had a brillian ...

(1673–1736) French corsair and Admiral who captured the city of

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in 1711 * Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698–1759),

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and

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Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais Bertrand-François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais (11 February 169910 November 1753) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator, in the service of the French East India Company. Biography La Bourdonnais entered the service of the Fren ...

(1699–1753), sailor and administrator *

Julien Offray de La Mettrie Julien Offray de La Mettrie (; November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialism, French materialists of the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment. He is best known fo ...

(1709–1751), physician and

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Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (22 May 1724 – 12 June 1772) was a French privateer, East India captain and explorer. The expedition he led to find the hypothetical ''Terra Australis'' in 1771 made important geographic discoveries in the south ...

(1724–1772),

Joseph Quesnel Joseph Quesnel (15 November 1746 – 2 or 3 July 1809) was a French Canadian composer, poet, playwright and slave-trader. Among his works were two operas, ''Colas et Colinette'' and ''Lucas et Cécile''; the former is considered to be the first ...

(1746–1809), Canadian

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and

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Louis de Grandpré Louis Marie Joseph Ohier de Grandpré (May 7, 1761 - January 7, 1846) was a French naval officer and slave trader. Between 1789 and 1790, Grandpré toured the Indian Ocean, beginning at Île de France (Mauritius), and included visits to India, the ...

(1761–1846) French Navy officer and slave trader *

François-René de Chateaubriand François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who had a notable influence on French literature of the nineteenth century. Descended from an old aristocrati ...

(1768–1848), writer and diplomat *

Robert Surcouf Robert Surcouf (12 December 1773 – 8 July 1827) was a French privateer and slave trader who operated in the Indian Ocean between 1789 and 1801, and again from 1807 to 1808, capturing over 40 prizes. He later amassed a large fortune as a ...

(1773–1827), sailor, trader,

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and corsair * Hughes Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782–1854), priest, philosophical and political writer * Jean-Marie Duhamel (1797–1872), mathematician and physicist *

Louis Duchesne Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne (; 13 September 1843 – 21 April 1922) was a French priest, philologist, teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions. Life Descended from a family of Breton sailor ...

(1843–1922), historian, French academician *

Alfred Blunt Alfred Walter Frank Blunt (24 September 1879 – 12 June 1957) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the second Bishop of Bradford from 1931 to 1955 and is best known for a speech that exacerbated the abdication crisis of King Edward VIII. Bir ...

(1879–1957),

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of t ...

Bishop of Bradford, England, was born at St Malo of British expatriate parents and brought up there until the family returned to England in 1887. * Pierre Allory - Rev Brother Maurice (1884–1988) of the

Brothers of Christian Instruction The Brothers of Christian Instruction ( la, Institutum Fratrum Instructionis Christianae de Ploërmel, F.I.C.P.''Ann. Pont. 2007'', p. 1499.), commonly known as the La Mennais Brothers, is a Catholic educational organization founded in 1819 by G ...

, teacher and highly decorated during WWI in Medical Corp. *

Philippe Cattiau Philippe Cattiau (28 July 1892 – 18 February 1962) was a French épée and foil fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936. He was born in Saint-Malo in Brittany. A stadium in the Paris suburb of Vi ...

(1892–1962),

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* Colin Clive (1900–1937), actor *

Jean Lebrun Jean Lebrun at the in 2008 Jean Lebrun (14 May 1950, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine) is a French journalist. A professor agrégé of history, he soon preferred journalism to the Éducation nationale. After he collaborated with ''Combat'', '' La C ...

(born 1950), journalist and radio producer * Agnès Martin-Lugand (born 1979), best-seller novelist *

Franck Mailleux Franck Mailleux (born 27 May 1985 in Saint-Malo) is a French racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Three Euroseries. He was champion of the 2006 Winter Series in the British Formula Renault ...

(born 1985), racing driver

Twin towns – sister cities

Saint-Malo is twinned with: * Port-Louis, Mauritius (1999) *

Gaspé, Quebec Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec in Canada. Gaspé is located about northeast of Quebec City, and east of Rimouski. As of the 2021 Canadian Census, the city ha ...

(2009) *

Saint-Malo, Quebec Saint-Malo () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At , local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that suppl ...

* St. Malo, Manitoba *

Cowes Cowes () is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Fl ...

, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom *

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, Poland

Gallery

File:Street in St Malo.jpg, Street view of classic road in Saint-Malo File:Saint-Malo Novembre 2011 (10).jpg, From the fort of Saint-Malo File:Saint-Malo Novembre 2011 (17).jpg, The "Fort National" visible from Saint-Malo File:St Malo - view up street from on the ramparts, to the cathedral.jpg, View up a typical city street towards the cathedral File:Saint-Malo cathedral window.jpg, Cathedral window File:Saint-Malo remparts 001.JPG, The city wall of St Malo. File:Cartier Plaque.JPG, Commemoration of the Cartier expedition in the floor of the cathedral. File:Large house in Saint-Malo.jpg , A local chateau

References

External links

Town hall's website
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Public transport of Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo France
Independent travel guide to the historic city of Saint-Malo.
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saintmalo Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine Subprefectures in France Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast Seaside resorts in France