Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
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Saint-Briac-sur-Mer Sant-Briag |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Saint Malo | |
| Canton | Saint-Malo-2 | |
| Community association | Côte d'Émeraude | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 8 ′ W | |
| height | 0-62 m | |
| surface | 8.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,070 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 257 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35800 | |
| INSEE code | 35256 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-briac.com/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer |
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Saint-Briac-sur-Mer ( Breton : Sant-Briag ; Gallo : Saent-Beriac ) is a French municipality with 2070 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . Saint-Briac-sur-Mer belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Malo and the canton of Saint-Malo-2 (until 2015: canton of Dinard ). The inhabitants are called Briacins .
geography
Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is located on the western side of the Frémur estuary on the emerald coast of the Gulf of Saint-Malo , about seven kilometers west of Saint-Malo . Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Lunaire in the east, Pleurtuit in the south and south-east, Ploubalay in the south-west and Lancieux in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,709 | 1,666 | 1,619 | 1,691 | 1,825 | 2,054 | 1,948 | 1,951 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
- Saint-Briac church from the 17th century, rebuilt in 1870/75, original church building from the 11th or 12th century, monument historique since 1908
- Saint-Adam chapel from 1628
- Old chapel of Vieux-Couvent from the 19th century,
- Calvaries
- Île Agot with traces of prehistoric settlement, Monument historique since 1975
- Nessay Castle from the 19th century with park and chapel
- La Houlle castle complex, mentioned as early as the 12th century
- Wash house
- La Garde and Ville-aux-Provôts mansions, both around 1682
- Marina
Saint-Briac church
Nessay Castle
Personalities
- Paul Grandhomme (1851-1944), sculptor
- Brice Lalonde (* 1946), politician, environment minister, mayor of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer (1995–2008)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 505-512.
