Bréhat Islands
| Bréhat Islands | ||
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| Waters | English Channel | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 1 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 10 (+ numerous rocky cliffs) | |
| Main island | Ile de Bréhat | |
| Residents | 421 (1999) | |
The Bréhat Archipelago ( French archipelago de Bréhat , Breton. Enezeg Briad ) is a French group of islands in northern Brittany on the English Channel , in the Côtes-d'Armor department . In German, the Île de Bréhat is often spoken of simply , but that is only the name of the main island .
The archipelago is located at the northwest end of the bay of Saint-Brieuc , near the islands of Les Héaux de Bréhat in the west. In the south of the archipelago, the Chenal de Ferlas (Ferlas Channel; short: Ferlas ) separates the islands from the mainland with the municipality of Ploubazlanec , in the south of which are the next largest towns Paimpol and Lézardrieux . The waterway to the mouth of the Trieux runs through the eastern part of the archipelago.
The subsoil of the Bréhat archipelago is rocky, but there are smaller beaches in some places. Due to the strong tidal range (difference between high and low water), many areas of the archipelago can only be reached by boat at high tide.
In the 5th and 6th centuries monks came from across the English Channel and founded monasteries and hermitages on several of the islands. However, the truthfulness of these representations has occasionally been questioned because some archaeological investigations are still missing.
Today the larger islands are inhabited, some are privately owned. A public ferry service runs from the mainland ( Pointe de l'Arcouest , i.e. Arcouest headland) to the south of Bréhat ( Port Clos ). For tourists, boat trips through the island world are offered.
The largest islands in the archipelago are (alphabetically)
- Île Ar-Morbic - in the northeast; uninhabited
- Île Béniguet - in the west, now private property
- Île de Bréhat - largest island
- Île Lavrec - to the east; Place of the first monastery foundation in the area by Saint Budoc ; uninhabited today
- Île Logodec - in the southeast, private property
- Île Maudez - to the west; named after the Breton saint Maudez who lived here; Private property
- Île Raguenez (also Île de Raguenez Bras or Île Raguenès ) - in the south
- Île Raguenez Meur - to the west
- Île Verte - in the southwest, private use by the sailing school les Glénans
Individual proof
- ↑ Christian Lassure (1994). A mythe encore à l'œuvre: Les "ermitages" celtiques du "temps des saints". éditorial de L'architecture vernaculaire , vol. 18; Reprinted on tal.univ-paris3.fr (French; May 26, 2007)
Web links
- Aerial photos of the archipelago on www.survolfrance.fr
- Photos on lesilesdefrance.com (use the search field on the right to find more images on the site)