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Pléven
Pléven (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, 70km north west of Rennes. The Arguenon river flows through the commune. Notable buildings The parish church is dedicated to St Pierre. The Manoir du Vaumadeuc dates from the 15th century, and was built by Madeuc, lord of Guémadeuc. In the 18th century it was acquired by Joseph-Marie-François de Talhouèt, Comte de Sévérac. After the French Revolution, François Tresvaux du Fraval, a Priest Canon of Paris, had his library at the Manor. In the 20th century the Manor passed to the family of the Vicomte de Pontbriand. There is a small museum dedicated to the history of wooden clog making (Musee due sabotier). Population Inhabitants of Pléven are called ''plévennais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France. The communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Côtes-d'Armor Department
The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. *Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer *Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté *Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération *Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude (partly) *Communauté de communes du Kreiz-Breizh *Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté *Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté − Bretagne Centre *Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinan Agglomération
Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération is an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Dinan. It is located in the Côtes-d'Armor department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2017. Its seat is in Dinan.Fiche signalétique CA Dinan Agglomération BANATIC Its area is 932.4 km2. Its population was 97,080 in 2017, of which 14,166 in Dinan proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac D'Arguenon
The Arguenon (; br, Argenon) is a French coastal river in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the Brittany region. It flows into the English Channel. Geography The length of the watercourse is . The river rises in the commune of Le Gouray in Côtes-d'Armor and flows into the sea near Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, in the commune of Créhen, in the Bay of Arguenon. The Arguenon is very wide between Jugon-les-Lacs and Plorec-sur-Arguenon. The Ville-Hatte dam built in 1972 to supply the department with drinking water has created a water reservoir more than long named ''Lac d'Arguenon''. The Arguenon runs northeast from its source to Jugon-les-Lacs, north between Jugon-les-Lacs and Plorec-sur-Arguenon, northeast again between Plorec-sur-Arguenon and Plancoët and north-northeast from Plancoët to its mouth. During high tides a small tidal bore rises up the river, up to the height of the Guildo bridge. Communes and cantons crossed The Arguenon's course is entirely within the Côt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arguenon
The Arguenon (; br, Argenon) is a French coastal river in the Côtes-d'Armor department of the Brittany region. It flows into the English Channel. Geography The length of the watercourse is . The river rises in the commune of Le Gouray in Côtes-d'Armor and flows into the sea near Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, in the commune of Créhen, in the Bay of Arguenon. The Arguenon is very wide between Jugon-les-Lacs and Plorec-sur-Arguenon. The Ville-Hatte dam built in 1972 to supply the department with drinking water has created a water reservoir more than long named ''Lac d'Arguenon''. The Arguenon runs northeast from its source to Jugon-les-Lacs, north between Jugon-les-Lacs and Plorec-sur-Arguenon, northeast again between Plorec-sur-Arguenon and Plancoët and north-northeast from Plancoët to its mouth. During high tides a small tidal bore rises up the river, up to the height of the Guildo bridge. Communes and cantons crossed The Arguenon's course is entirely within the Côte ... [...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] |
Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.Populations légales 2019: 22 Côtes-d'Armor INSEE History Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790 following the . It was made up from the near entirety of the ancient Pays de Saint-Brieuc, most of historical |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany (administrative Region)
Brittany (french: Bretagne ; br, Breizh ); Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. Its capital is Rennes. It is one of the two Regions in Metropolitan France that does not contain any landlocked departments, the other being Corsica. Brittany is a peninsular region bordered by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south, and its neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. " Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar words. As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional Council, which was most recently elected in 2021. Territory The region of Brittany was created in 1941 from four of the five departments constituting the territory of traditional Brittany. The other is Loire-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants, and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants.Comparateur de territoire Unité urbaine 2020 de Rennes (35701), Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Rennes (013) INSEE The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais/Rennaises in French. Rennes's history goes back more than 2,000 years, at a time when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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