Coordinates: 48°30′51″N 2°45′32″W / 48.51417°N 2.75889°W / 48.51417; -2.75889
Saint-Brieuc (Breton: Sant-Brieg, Gallo: Saent-Berioec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Department in Bretagne in north-western France. It has a cathedral.
[edit] History
Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany which used as administrative areas before the French Revolution, was named after Saint-Brieuc.
The historic bishoprics of Brittany [edit] Culture
Saint-Brieuc is one of the towns in Europe that hosts the IU Honors Program..
The Cemetery of Saint Michel contains graves of several notable Bretons, and sculptures by Paul le Goff and Jean Boucher. Outside the wall is Armel Beaufils's statue of Anatole Le Braz. Le Goff, who was killed with his two brothers in World War I, is also commemorated in a street and with his major sculptural work La forme se dégageant de la matière in the central gardens, which also includes a memorial to him by Jules-Charles Le Bozec and work by Francis Renaud.
The town of St. Brieux in Saskatchewan, Canada is named after Saint-Brieuc of Brittany. It was founded by immigrants from this region in Bretagne. It was settled in the early 1900s.
[edit] Geography
The town is located by the English Channel, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/Gouëdic.
Saint-Brieuc préfecture of the Côtes-d'Armor is twinned with :
Other towns of notable size in the département of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/Guingamp, Dinan, and Lannuon/Lannion all sous-préfectures.
[edit] Neighboring communes
Langueux, La Méaugon, Plérin, Ploufragan, Trégueux and Trémuson.
[edit] Demography
Inhabitants of Saint-Brieuc are called Briochins or Briochains.
[edit] Breton language
In 2007, 3,7% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]
[edit] Transport
Saint-Brieuc is connected by TGV Atlantique to Paris Montparnasse station.
An air service to Newquay in Cornwall is operated by Isles of Scilly Skybus[2] four days per week.
[edit] Notable people
Saint-Brieuc was the birthplace of:
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