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Saint-Brieuc

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Commune of Saint-Brieuc / Sant-Brieg

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).
France

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 :


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

  • Saint-Brieuc [1]
  • Côtes d'Armor [2]
  • Gouët [3]

[edit] Neighboring communes

Langueux, La Méaugon, Plérin, Ploufragan, Trégueux and Trémuson.

[edit] Demography

Évolution démographique
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:

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