Saint-Brieuc - Sant Breig

Saint-Brieuc (Breton: Sant-Briegon) is located on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in the Côtes-d'Armor (Breton: Aodoù-an-Arvor) department in Brittany. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued and the Gouedig. It is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who, in the 6th century established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc is one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany which were used as administrative areas before the French Revolution. Saint-Brieuc Cathedral Saint-Brieuc is listed as a Monument historique and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier. The first church on this site of the cathedral was built in wood in the 6th century. The building seen today was commenced in around 1180.  However, the cathedral had to be rebuilt on a number of occasions as a consequence of military attacks or natural disasters. There are a number of half timbered buildings in Saint-Brieuc dating back to the 15th-17th centuries. Saint-Brieuc is north northwest from Lamballe along the N12 and E50.

Image: Saint-Brieuc, bords du Légué painted by Eugène Boudin (12 July 1824 – 8 August 1898)

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