Brittany (administrative region)
Brittany
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The cliffs of Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses | |
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Flag Coat of arms Brandmark | |
| Anthem: "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′N 3°00′W / 48.000°N 3.000°W | |
| Country | France |
| Prefecture | Rennes |
| Departments | 4
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| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Loïg Chesnais-Girard |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,208 km2 (10,505 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 3,422,845 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €108.252 billion |
| • Per capita | €32,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-BRE |
| NUTS Region | FR5 |
| Website | www.bretagne.bzh |
Brittany (French: Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ⓘ; Breton: Breizh [brɛjs]; Gallo: Bertaèyn [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is an administrative region of Metropolitan France, comprising the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Morbihan. Its capital and largest city is Rennes.
Bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) to the south, Brittany's neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France where all departments have direct access to the sea, the other being Corsica.
The region of Brittany is sometimes referred to as “administrative Brittany” in contrast to “historical Brittany” or “cultural Brittany”, which also includes the Loire-Atlantique and whose potential reunification with the administrative region has been a subject of debate for decades.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.