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Locmariaquer (; br, Lokmaria-Kaer) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies south of Auray by road. Coat of arms This coat of arms was created 30 years ago by the local artist Jean-Baptiste Corlobé. The arms portray: *upper portion of shield: a silver dolmen on a sinople field *central band: ermine banner, recalling that Locmariaquer is at the heart of Brittany. *lower band: and a gold sailboat on blue field All are surmounted by a baronial crown (Locmariaquer was part of the former barony of Kaër). It bears the Breton language motto: "Kaër e mem bro" which can be interpreted in two ways: "Kaër is my country" or "my country is beautiful" (the phrase originated with JM François Jacob in 1933). Toponymy From the Breton ''loc'' which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), ''Maria'' and ''kaer'' which means ''nice'' or more likely from the Old Breton ''caer'' (Modern Breton, ker) which means ''fortified place, city''. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New World" of the Americas in the European perception of the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and North and South America to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica). The Atlantic Ocean is divided in two parts, by the Equatorial Counter Current, with the North(ern) Atlantic Ocean and the South(ern) Atlantic Ocean split at about 8°N. Scientific explorations of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponton Et Bateau Ostréicole - Jean-Charles GUILLO
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Oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters are in the superfamily Ostreoidea. Some types of oysters are commonly consumed (cooked or raw), and in some locales are regarded as a delicacy. Some types of pearl oysters are harvested for the pearl produced within the mantle. Windowpane oysters are harvested for their translucent shells, which are used to make various kinds of decorative objects. Etymology The word ''oyster'' comes from Old French , and first appeared in English during the 14th century. The French derived from the Latin , the feminine form of , which is the latinisation of the Ancient Greek () 'oyster'. Compare () 'bone'. Types True oysters True oysters are members of the family Ostreidae. This family includes the edible oysters, which mainly belong t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port
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Ya D'ar Brezhoneg
(french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a Brythonic Celtic language which has fallen out of general use since the mid-20th century. Efforts are underway in the region to revive the language, which is classified by UNESCO as endangered. Charter for private sectors With the first phase of Ya d'ar brezhoneg, started on 5 October 2001, the office worked to promote the use of the Breton language within civil society Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crac'h
Crac'h (official French name: ''Crach'', ) or ''Krac'h'' in Breton () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Crac'h are called in French ''Crachois'' and in Breton ''Krac'hiz''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official site * Mayors of Morbihan Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Philibert, Morbihan
Saint-Philibert (; br, Sant-Filiberzh) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Saint-Philibert are called in French ''Saint-Philibertains''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Morbihan Association Saintphilibert {{Morbihan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Auray
The canton of Auray is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. As a result the number of communes in the canton were reduced from 9 to 7. Its seat is in Auray. It consists of the following communes: #Auray # Crach #Locmariaquer #Plumergat #Pluneret #Sainte-Anne-d'Auray Sainte-Anne-d'Auray (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. It is the third most popular pilgrimage site in France, after Lourdes and Lisieux. History Sainte-Anne-d'Auray is a village in the Diocese of ... # Saint-Philibert References Cantons of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules-Charles Le Bozec
Jules-Charles Le Bozec (1898–1973) was a French sculptor, whose work reflects a commitment to the local design traditions of his native province of Brittany. Biography Le Bozec was born in Saint-Mayeux, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. He was apprenticed to the carpenter Alfred Ély-Monbet, of the nearby village of Caurel. He then moved on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts of Rennes, before progressing to that of Paris. He was a pupil of the sculptor Jean Boucher, for whom he always retained a profound respect mingled with affection. Le Bozec settled in Mellionnec. With Marcel Le Louët, Georges Robin and others he joined the Breton art movement ''Seiz Breur'', a group of young artists who were dedicated to the revival of decorative arts in Brittany. With James Bouillé and Xavier de Langlais, he also helped to found An Droellen, the Breton studio of Christian Art. In 1927, in collaboration with the painter René-Yves Creston, he designed the costumes for three plays: ''Ar C'h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
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Zénaïde Fleuriot
Zénaïde-Marie-Anne Fleuriot (28 October 1829 – 19 December 1890), was a French novelist. She wrote eighty three novels, all aimed at young women, most of which were published in the series Bibliothèque rose and Bibliothèque bleue. Her writings were initially published under the pseudonym Anna Edianez, Edianez being an anagram of Zénaïde and Anna being derived from one of her own given names, Anne. She also wrote under the names Anna Edianez de Saint-B. and Anna Edianez de L. Biography Zénaïde Fleuriot was born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany to a devoutly Catholic and Royalist family, faithful to the Bourbons. Her parents had sixteen children of which only five survived. Her father, Jean-Marie, having lost his mother as a child, was brought up by his uncle, a priest, who was shot by the Revolutionaries in Brest in 1794 for refusing to sign the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. At the age of fourteen he had fought in the Battle of Austerlitz (1802). Repatriated in 1806, he turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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