Saint-Brieuc
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| Commune of Saint-Brieuc / Sant-Brieg Image:Cathedrale2.JPG Saint-Brieuc Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 45' 32" W |
| Latitude | 48° 30' 51" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Bretagne |
| Département | Côtes-d'Armor (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Brieuc (CABRI) |
| Mayor | Bruno Joncour (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–134 m (avg. 99 m) |
| Land area¹ | 21.88 km² |
| Population² (1999) | 46,087 |
| - Density (1999) | 2,106/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22278/ 22000 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Saint-Brieuc (Breton: Sant-Brieg) is a commune in France, situated in Côtes-d'Armor and in the Bretagne région. The inhabitants are called Briochins. Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk - St. Briocus, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there.
Saint-Brieuc gives its name to Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the 9 évêchés de Bretagne, common administrative divisions before the French Revolution.
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[edit] Geography
The town is located by the English Channel, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Gouët and the Gouëdic.
Saint-Brieuc préfecture of the Côtes d'Armor is twinned with :
- Image:Flag of Wales.svg Aberystwyth
- Image:Flag of Greece.svg Aghia Paraskevi
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Alsdorf
Other towns of notable size in the département of Côtes d'Armor are Guingamp, Dinan and Lannion all sous-préfectures.
There is a big out of town commercial development in Langueux about 2kms East of the town on the N12 expressway.
[edit] External Links in French
[edit] Neighboring communes
Langueux, La Méaugon, Plérin, Ploufragan, Trégueux and Trémuson.
[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43142 | 50281 | 52559 | 48563 | 44752 | 46087 |
| Figure since 1962: Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Transportation
Saint-Brieuc is connected by TGV Atlantique to Paris Montparnasse station.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Saint-Brieuc is twinned with Aberystwyth, Wales.
[edit] Births
Saint-Brieuc was the birthplace of:
- Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838-1889), symbolist writer
- Célestin Bouglé (1870-1940), philosopher
- Louis Guilloux (1899-1980), writer
- Patrick Dewaere (1947-1982), actor
[edit] External links
- City council website (in French)
- [4] (in French)
Overseas départements:
Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion)
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