Saint-Brieuc

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Commune of Saint-Brieuc / Sant-Brieg

Saint-Brieuc Cathedral
Location
Coordinates 48° 30' 48" N 02° 45' 54" W
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Côtes-d'Armor
(préfecture)
Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc
Canton Chief town of 3 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Brieuc (CABRI)
Mayor Bruno Joncour
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–134 m
(avg. 99 m)
Land area¹ 21.88 km²
Population²
(1999)		 46,087
 - Density 2,106/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 22278/ 22000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

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.

the historic bishoprics of Brittany
the historic bishoprics of Brittany

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.

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Coat of arms of Saint-Brieuc
Coat of arms of Saint-Brieuc

The town is located by the English Channel, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc at 48°30′48″N, 02°45′54″WCoordinates: 48°30′48″N, 02°45′54″W . Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/Gouëdic.

Saint-Brieuc préfecture of the Côtes d'Armor is twinned with :


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


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

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

TGV Atlantique
TGV Atlantique

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

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

Saint-Brieuc was the birthplace of:


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Overseas departments
Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion)
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