- Saint-Brieuc
French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Brieuc
native_name=Sant-Brieg
caption=Saint-Brieuc Cathedral 
x=45
y=79
lat_long=coord|48|30|51|N|2|45|32|W|region:FR_type:city
insee=22278
cp=22000
région=Bretagne
département=Côtes-d'Armor
arrondissement=Saint-Brieuc
canton=
maire=Bruno Joncour (MoDem )
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Saint-Brieuc
alt mini=0
alt maxi=134 m
km²=21.88
sans=46,087
date-sans=1999
dens=2106
date-dens=1999|Saint-Brieuc (Breton: "Sant-Brieg", Gallo: "Saent-Berioec") is a commune in the
Côtes-d'Armor Department inBretagne in northwesternFrance .History
Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk
Brioc , who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany which used as administrative areas before theFrench Revolution , was named after Saint-Brieuc.Geography
The town is located by the
English Channel , in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/Gouëdic .Saint-Brieuc "préfecture" of the
Côtes-d'Armor is twinned with :
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*Other towns of notable size in the "département" of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/
Guingamp ,Dinan , and Lannuon/Lannion all "sous-préfectures".Neighboring communes
Langueux ,La Méaugon ,Plérin ,Ploufragan ,Trégueux andTrémuson .Demography
Inhabitants of Saint-Brieuc are called "Briochins" or "Briochains".
Transport
Saint-Brieuc is connected by TGV Atlantique to Paris Montparnasse station.
Also by connected by air to
Newquay Cornwall Airport , byIsles of Scilly Skybus : [http://www.skybus.co.uk] Flights depart four days per week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.Miscellaneous
Saint-Brieuc is one of the towns in Europe that hosts the IU Honors Program.The town of St. Brieux in Saskatchewan, Canada. Is named after Saint-Brieuc France.. As the town in Canada was founded by immigrants from this region in Bretagne. It was settled in the early 1900's
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
*Yelle (Julie Budet)1982 - Present,musician ee also
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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department External links
*Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Brieuc fr icon
*Côtes d'Armor fr icon
*Gouët fr icon* [http://www.mairie-saint-brieuc.fr City council website] fr icon
* [http://www.saint-brieuc.maville.com/ saint-brieuc.maville] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=22278 French Ministry of Culture list for Saint-Brieuc] fr icon
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