Bretagne info
The region of Bretagne is made up of 80% of the former duchy and province of Brittany. The remaining 20% of Brittany is the Loire-Atlantique department which lies inside the Pays de la Loire region, with its capital Nantes, which was the historical capital of the duchy of Brittany.
Part of the reason that Brittany was split between two modern day regions was to avoid the rivalry between Rennes and Nantes. Although Nantes had been the main capital of the duchy of Brittany until the 16th century, Rennes had been the seat of the supreme court of justice of Brittany between 1560 and 1789. Rennes had also been the administrative capital of the Intendant of Brittany between 1689 and 1789. Intendances were the most important administrative units of the kingdom of France in the 17th and 18th centuries. As for the provincial states of Brittany, which originally met every two years in a different city of Brittany, they had only met in Rennes from 1728 to 1789 (with only the exceptions of 1730, 1758, and 1760). Despite that, the "Chambre des comptes" stayed in Nantes until 1789. Note that Vannes (Gwened in Breton) used to be the first administrative capital of the duchy from 1381 till the end of the 15th century, keeping the seat of the "Chambre des comptes" till 1491/99, and the one of the "Parlement" till 1553, and between 1675 and 1689.
Bays in Bretagne, France
The Aber Wrac'h is a small village and port located on the Wrac'h river in the commune of Landéda in the department of Finistère in France, located in Brittany....
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Arzon is a commune located at the extremity of the Rhuys peninsula in the Morbihan department in the Bretagne region in north-western France....
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Brest in French, is a city in the Finistere department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, Brest is an important seaport and naval base. ...
Brignogan-Plage or simply Brignogan; sometimes spelled Brignogan-Plages is a commune in the Finistere department in Bretagne in northwestern France. ...
Cancale is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern France....
Carnac is a commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany in the Morbihan department in north-western France....
Concarneau is a commune in the Finistere department in Brittany in north-western France....
Crozon is a commune in the Finistere department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Crozon is located on the Crozon peninsula on the west coast of Finistere. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest, Lanveoc to the north, Landevennec to the north-east and Telgruc-sur-Mer to the east. Crozon is the chef-lieu of the arrondissement of Châteaulin. Louis Jouvet, a French actor, was born in Crozon in 1887....
Dinard is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Esquibien is a commune in Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France....
Fouesnant is a commune in Finistere department of the region of Brittany in north-western France....
Groix is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France....
Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec is a commune in Finistere department in Bretagne in north-western France, and is an important fishing port....
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Lancieux is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Landeda is a commune in Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The coastal commune of Landeda forms a peninsula between two rias, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the south....
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Loctudy is a fishing port and seaside resort in Brittany, France, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river estuary....
Lorient, or L'Orient, (Breton: An Oriant) is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France....
Paimpol is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France. It is a very popular tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches....
Pentrez-Plage is located on Crozon Peninsula at the tip of Finistère in Brittany, France....
Penvins is located in the Morbihan department of Bretagne....
Plerin is a coastal commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Pleudihen-sur-Rance is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. It is most famous for the production of apples and Breton champagne (cider)....
Plevenon is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France. ...
Plobannalec-Lesconil is a commune in the Finistere department in Bretagne in north-western France...
Plogoff is a commune in the Finistere department of the region of Brittany in north-western France....
Plouescat is a commune in the Finistere department in Bretagne in north-western France. It has the status of Station Balneaire, and is complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its beautiful extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes....
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Port-Louis is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France, with star shaped citadel fort housing museums, and a lovely sandy beach....
Quiberon is a commune in the Morbihan department in Bretagne in northwestern France. It is situated on the southern part of a peninsula of Quiberon, the northern part being the commune of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. ...
Roscoff is a commune in the Finistere department in Brittany in north-western France....
Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Saint-Lunaire is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region in north-western France....
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department....
Saint-Quay-Portrieux is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Sauzon is a commune in the Morbihan department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Sene is a commune in the Morbihan department in Bretagne in north-western France....
Trebeurden is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France. Inhabitants of Trebeurden are called Trebeurdinais....
Treffiagat is a commune in the Finistere department in Brittany in north-western France....
Vannes is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2000 years ago....
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