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   As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional Council, which was most recently elected in 2021. The capital of the administrative region is Rennes, although Nantes is considered the capital of historic Brittany and is located in Loire-Atlantique.

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     Brittany ( / ˈbrɪtəni /, French: Bretagne, French: [bʁətaɲ]...

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   ISO 3166 code. FR-E. Website. bretagne .com. The history of Brittany may refer to the entire history of the Armorican peninsula or only to the creation and development of a specifically Brythonic culture and state in the Early Middle Ages and the subsequent history of that state.

   • Area: 34,023 km² (13,136 sq mi)
   • Country: France

   • Population(2021): 4,829,968
   • Demonym: Bretons

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   Is Brittany a landlocked region?

   • Brittany ( French: Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ⓘ; Breton: Breizh [brɛjs]; Gallo: Bertaèyn [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France that do not contain any landlocked departments, the other being Corsica .

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   How many departments does Brittany have?

   • Today the official administrative region has 4 departments : Before 1941, a fifth département was part of Brittany: Loire-Atlantique, which includes Nantes. The five departments form the cultural region of Brittany, also known as "historical Brittany". Brittany is in the western France and its coastline points out into the Atlantic.

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   Where is Brittany located?

   • Brittany is bounded by the régions of Basse-Normandie to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the east. It protrudes westward into the Atlantic Ocean as a peninsula; the Bay of Biscay lies to the southwest and the English Channel to the north. The capital is Rennes. Area 10,505 square miles (27,209 square km).

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   When did Brittany become a province?

   • It was a province of France until the French Revolution, when its land was divided in departments. Brittany regained a regional government in the 1980s. Brittany is the home of the world's largest collection of standing stones in one place, the Carnac stones .

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4. www.britannica.com › place › Brittany-region-FranceBrittany | History, Geography, & Points of Interest | Britannica

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Brittany. Brittany (Bretagne) région, France. Brittany, région of France encompassing the northwestern départements of Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Finistère. Brittany is bounded by the régions of Basse-Normandie to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the east.

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5. www.wikiwand.com › en › Brittany_(administrative_region)Brittany (administrative region) - Wikiwand

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   Brittany is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France that do not contain any landlocked departments, the other being Corsica.

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   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 during the period of Roman occupation. 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 ...