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| Saint-Brieuc | ||
| region | Cotes-d'Armor | |
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| Residents | 44.170 (2018) | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.baiedesaintbrieuc.com/ | |
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Saint-Brieuc is a french City in the department Côtes-d’Armor in the Brittany.
background
Saint-Brieuc is the capital of the Département Côtes-d'Armor and the Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc, and it is also the administrative seat of three cantons.
The current city goes back to the Welsh monk Brieuc (also written Briocus), who settled here in 462. Since this is one of the founding fathers of Brittany, the city is also a station of pilgrimage Tro Briezwho follows in the footsteps of the seven holy founding fathers.
getting there
By plane
By train
By bus
In the street
By boat
mobility
Dynamic cardsTourist Attractions
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- Saint-Etienne cathedral
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Fontaine chapel. The chapel was built over the well where the monk Briocus is said to have settled.
- Église Saint-Michel
- Basilique Notre-Dame-d'Espérance
- La basilique Saint-Pierre
Buildings
- La tour de Cesson
Museums
- Musee de Saint-Brieuc
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
- Tourist Office, 2 quater rue des Lycéens Martyrs, 22000 Saint-Brieuc. Tel.: 33 2 96 33 32 50. Open: Mon - Sat 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m., 2.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m., closed on Sun.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.saint-brieuc.fr/ (fr) - Official website of Saint-Brieuc
