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Brittany

Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an independent kingdom and then a duchy before being united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province governed as a separate nation under the crown. Brittany is the traditional homeland of the Breton people and is one of the six Celtic nations, retaining a distinct cultural identity that reflects its history.

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Brittany is a region in northwestern France with a long independent history, having been its own kingdom and duchy before joining France in 1532. It remains culturally significant today as the homeland of the Breton people and one of Europe's Celtic nations, maintaining a distinct identity shaped by its unique past.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Brittany
Settlement.settlement_type: Historical province
Settlement.motto: None (de jure)Historical: Rather death than dishonour (de facto)
Settlement.anthem: "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù"
Settlement.image_skyline: Satellite picture of Brittany - NASA, 2002.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Brittany_ (Gwenn ha du).svg
Settlement.image_shield: BlasonBretagne.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Localisation Duché de Bretagne.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_name2: <!--
Settlement.Demonym: Bretons ------------------>
Settlement.parts_type: Largest settlements
Settlement.p1: Nantes
Settlement.p2: Rennes
Settlement.p3: Brest
Settlement.p4: Saint-Nazaire

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: historical country
Part of: Celtic nations
Has part: Argoat
Named after: Britannia
Demonym: Bretonka
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Population: 4687381
Area: 34022
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Anthem: Bro Gozh ma Zadoù
Highest point: Roc'h Ruz
Image: Satellite picture of Brittany - NASA, 2002.jpg
Motto: Plutôt la mort que la souillure
Flag: flag of Brittany

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category for people born here: Category:People born in Brittany
P8168: Malinniki
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Brittany
Commons category: Bretagne
P12749: Gerhard Herzberg
topic's main category: Category:Brittany
top-level Internet domain: .bzh
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Brittany
Commons gallery: Bretagne - Breizh
history of topic: history of Brittany
IPA transcription: [bʁɛχ]
category of associated people: Category:People from Brittany
different from: Roman Britain
language used: Gallo

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Encyclopedic overview

62 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistoric origins
Gallic era
Gallo-Roman era
Immigration of the Britons
The Romano-Britons
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Riothamus
Additional waves of Britons
Middle Ages
The Kingdom of Brittany
Viking occupation
Duchy of Brittany
Norman allies
Internal disputes
Union with the French Crown and modern period
The centralisation problem
Breton exodus
The French Revolution of 1789 – Division of Brittany into five departments
Government and politics
Traditional subdivisions
Capital cities
Present subdivisions
Reunification
Political tendencies
Geography and natural history
Geology
Climate
Flora and fauna
Education
Language of humiliation
Other Institutes of Learning
Economy
Tourism
Demographics
Regional identity
Regional languages
Breton
Gallo
Religion
Culture
Architecture
Fine arts
Music
Legends and literature
Museums
Festivals
Sport
Cuisine
Transport
Road
Air
Rail
Sea
Cycling
Symbols
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

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