Saint-Brieuc

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Saint-Brieuc
Sant-Brieg
Coat of arms of Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (France)
Saint-Brieuc
region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor ( prefecture )
Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc
Canton Saint-Brieuc-1 (main town)
Saint-Brieuc-2 (main town)
Community association Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
Coordinates 48 ° 31 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 31 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  W
height 0-134 m
surface 21.88 km 2
Residents 44,372 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 2,028 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 22000
INSEE code 22278
Website http://www.mairie-saint-brieuc.fr

Saint Brieuc Cathedral

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Saint-Brieuc ( Breton Sant-Brieg ) is a French commune in Brittany , in north-western France with 44,372 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is the seat of the prefecture of the Côtes-d'Armor department . The inhabitants of Saint-Brieuc are called Briochins (m) or Briochines (w).

Saint-Brieuc is one of the sites of the University of Western Brittany and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Brieuc .

geography

The city is located about three kilometers from the English Channel on a plateau in which the Gouët and Gouédic rivers have dug deep valleys and flow into the Bay of Saint-Brieuc.

Neighboring communities are Langueux , Trégueux , Ploufragan and Plérin .

history

At the source of Saint-Brieuc , the Celtic monk Briocus or Brieuc († around 515; festival on May 1st; in Rennes and Vannes on May 11th) is said to have settled in the 5th century, when Brittany was Christianized to found a monastery around which the later city gradually developed. Brieuc Thus was the legend of its name to the city. The spring at the Notre-Dame de la Fontaine chapel has been protected by a roof since the 15th century.

Population development
year 1793 1856 1901 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2011
Residents 7,335 14,888 22,198 43,142 50.281 52,559 48,563 44,752 46,087 46.173

economy

Saint-Brieuc, train station
House in the old town

The canalized Gouët leads to the commercial and fishing port of Le Légué. There is also a sports port and the Saint Brieuc-Armor regional airport . In addition, the processing of agricultural products and the necessary cold stores determine economic life.

Saint-Brieuc is a TGV stop on the Paris – Brest railway line . The Saint-Brieuc – Le Légué and the Saint-Brieuc – Pontivy railway branch off from here , both of which are only used for freight traffic.

Saint-Brieuc is indicated as home port under "SB" in the shipping register .

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Brieuc

The most important sight is the Gothic cathedral Saint-Étienne from the 13th / 14th centuries. Century. To the north of the cathedral there is a quarter with old half-timbered houses . As one of the seven oldest episcopal cities in Brittany, Saint-Brieuc was the station of the great Tro-Breizh pilgrimage until the 16th century .

Other attractions in the city include viaducts over the two river valleys, the Aubé hill and the Saint-Esprit tower.

Twin cities

Saint-Brieuc maintains city partnerships with

Friendly cooperation within the framework of coopération décentralisée has existed since 2002 with Agadez (Niger), since 2003 with Gabès (Tunisia), since 2009 with Battir and Kufur Thilit in the Palestinian territories and since 2010 with Gorazde (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ..

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Saint-Brieuc  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Baie de Saint-Brieuc is a nature reserve