SAINT-BRIEUC

'Saint-Brieuc' (Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'') is a commune in France, situated in Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany. The inhabitants are called ''Briochins'' or ''Briochains''. Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there.

Saint-Brieuc gives its name to Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany, used as administrative areas before the French Revolution.

Contents

Geography

External Links in French

Neighboring communes

Demography

Transport

Miscellaneous

Births

Geography

The town is located by the English Channel, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc at . Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/Gouëdic.
Saint-Brieuc ''préfecture'' of the Côtes d'Armor is twinned with :

★ Aberystwyth

★ Aghia Paraskevi

★ Alsdorf
Other towns of notable size in the ''département'' of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/Guingamp, Dinan, and Lannuon/Lannion all ''sous-préfectures''.

External Links in French

★ Saint-Brieuc

★ Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Brieuc (CABRI)

★ Côtes d'Armor

★ Gouët

★ City council website

★ saint-brieuc.maville

Neighboring communes

Langueux, La Méaugon, Plérin, Ploufragan, Trégueux and Trémuson.

Demography

Évolution démographique

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
43142	50281	52559	48563	44752	46087
Figure since 1962: Population without double counting

Transport

Saint-Brieuc is connected by TGV Atlantique to Paris Montparnasse station.

Miscellaneous

Saint-Brieuc is one of the towns in Europe that hosts the IU Honors Program.

Births

Saint-Brieuc was the birthplace of:

★ Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838-1889), symbolist writer

★ Célestin Bouglé (1870-1940), philosopher

★ Louis Guilloux (1899-1980), writer

★ Patrick Dewaere (1947-1982), actor