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Brittany

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Also known as Breizh, Bretagne, Region of Brittany, BZH, FR-BZH

administrative region of France

AI overview

Brittany is an administrative region located in northwestern France, known for its distinct cultural heritage and Celtic traditions. It matters because it represents an important part of France's regional diversity and has historically maintained its own language and customs separate from the rest of the country.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
region of France
Part of
Brittany
Named after
Brittany
Official name
Bretagne
Demonym
Bretonne
Country
France
Contains
Morbihan
Capital
Rennes
Population
3449370
Area
27208
Head of government
Loïg Chesnais-Girard
Shares border with
Normandy
Highest point
Roc'h Ruz
Official website
www.bretagne.fr
Image
Brest - Le Château - PA00089847 - 011.JPG
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native label
Bretagne
topic's main Wikimedia portal
Portal:Brittany
topic's main category
Category:Région Bretagne
category of associated people
Category:People from Brittany
category for people born here
Category:People born in Brittany
Commons gallery
Bretagne - Breizh
annual number of weddings
10718
social media followers
113775
Commons category
Région Bretagne
start time
1972-07-09
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Brittany
inception
1960-06-04
top-level Internet domain
.bzh
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Encyclopedic overview

Brittany (French: Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ) is an administrative region of Metropolitan France, comprising the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Morbihan. Its capital and largest city is Rennes.

Bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) to the south, Brittany's neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France where all departments have direct access to the sea, the other being Corsica.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brittany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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