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Pont-Croix
Pont-Croix (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The town lies about from Audierne on the road to Douarnenez and is connected to Plouhinec by a small, scenic road that passes through the Goyen valley. International relations It is twinned with the civil Parish of Constantine in Kerrier, Cornwall. Population Inhabitants of Pont-Croix are called in French ''Pontécruciens''. Sights From Pont-Croix, short trips can be made to Pointe du Raz, Pointe du Van, and Baie des Trépassés. On the road to Audierne, one can enjoy a marvelous view of the Goyen river valley. The Monastery Church of Notre-Dame de Roscudon, which dates from the early 13th century, has a 67 m high spire that served as the model for the spires of Quimper Cathedral. Pont-Croix's cobbled streets (''Ruelles pavées'') and medieval houses are located around a market and a church. The market is held every Thursday morning. Other points of interest are: * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Magadur
Louise Magadur (21 April 1899 - 12 May 1992) was a French resistance fighter, Communist and Holocaust survivor. Biography Magadur was born on 21 April 1899 in Pont-Croix in Finistère, France.Charlotte Delbo, ''Le Convoi du 24 janvier'', p.188-189. Her father was a miller and she was the fourth child of a family of six. She learnt to be a seamstress and moved to Paris in 1924, where she offered hairdressings lessons. In 1942 she opened a hairdressing salon in the 12th arrondissement. Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, Magadur was active in the Communist Party. She became a member of the National Front for the Fight for the Liberation and Independence of France (Front National) and was an active member of the Resistance. Her salon became the respectable cover for activities including leaflet distribution, letter exchange and the creation of disguises for members. She also encouraged others to join the fight, including Suzanne Lasne. On 9 March 1942, she was arrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cécile Corbel
Cécile Corbel (born 28 March 1980, in Pont-Croix, Finistère, France) is a French and Breton singer, harpist, and composer. She has released five albums of original music and worked for Studio Ghibli as a composer for its 2010 film, '' Arrietty''. Corbel sings in many languages including French, Italian, Breton, and English and has done songs in Spanish, German, Japanese, Irish, and Turkish. Her lifelong partner is songwriter Simon Caby, who is also her co-composer. Biography Early life Cécile Corbel was born in Pont-Croix on 28 March 1980. As a child, she traveled all throughout Brittany with her parents, who had a traveling marionette show. She first learned to play guitar, and discovered the Celtic harp as a teenager during a concert by Greek harpist Elisa Vellia, who later became her teacher. At age 18, after obtaining a ''baccalauréat scientifique'', she moved to Paris to study. She then entered the École du Louvre and earned a MAS in archaeology. She first perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douarnenez
Douarnenez (, ; meaning ''douar'' (land) ''an enez'' (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary on the southern shore of Douarnenez Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, north-west of Quimper. The population in 2008 was 15,066. It has declined since the mid-20th century because of jobs lost from declines in the fishing industry. But it still has fish canning facilities (sardines and mackerel) although sardine fishing, for which the town became famous, has fallen off in recent years. Douarnenez has a growing tourist industry, with numerous visitors attracted annually to its pleasant location and warm climate, and also because of its marinas, maritime museum, regattas and sandy beaches. The island of Tristan off Douarnenez can be reached by foot at low tide. It is linked to the legend of Tristan and Iseult from the times of King Arthur. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine, Kerrier
Constantine () (, meaning ''church enclosure of St Constantine'') is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles (8 km) west-southwest of Falmouth. The electoral ward also bears the same name but includes Budock Water and the surrounding area. At the 2011 census, the population of the ward was 4,709 and the population of the civil parish was 1,789. The parish of Constantine is bounded by the parishes of Mabe, Mawnan, Gweek, Wendron and the north bank of the Helford River. Constantine is named after Saint Constantine, a 6th-century Cornish saint possibly identified with a minor British king Constantine. History In pre-historic times, a fogou was constructed near Trewardreva: its purpose is unknown. The ancient name of Constantine, "Langostentyn", implies that the settlement was monastic, with the "Lan" prefix. Dr Lynette Olson (1989) has examined literary and archaeological evidence for all early monast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Finistère Department
The following is a list of the 277 Communes of France, communes of the Finistère Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Brest Métropole *CA Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas *CA Morlaix Communauté *Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale *CA Quimperlé Communauté *Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz *CC Douarnenez Communauté *Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille *CC Haut-Léon Communauté *Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden *CC Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes *CC Monts d'Arrée Communauté *Communauté de co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. 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 hamlet (place), 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 arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe Du Raz
The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... The local Breton name is ''Beg ar Raz''. It is the western point of the ''commune'' of Plogoff, Finistère. It is named after the '' Raz de Sein'', the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein (''Enez Sun'' in Breton). It is a dramatic place of crashing waves and strong winds. The word ''raz'' was borrowed from Norman by the Bretons and shares the same etymology as the English word race, "strong current of water"; both are from Old Norse ''rás''. It also marks the western end of the 3,200 km E5 European long distance path to Venice in Italy. The " La Vieille" lighthouse can be clearly seen from the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimper, Finistère
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The city of Quimper was built at the confluence of the Steir, Odet and Jet rivers. Routes Nationale 165, D785, D765 and D783 were designed to intersect here, northwest of Lorient, west of Rennes, and west-southwest of Paris. Climate Quimper has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''), with an average annual temperature of . The temperatures are highest, on average, in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Quimper was on 30 June 1976; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1987. The average annual rainfall is , with December being the wettest month. Etymology The name ''Quimper'' comes from the Breton ''kemper'', meaning "confluent", a reference to the meeting of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baie Des Trépassés
Baie des Trépassés (, ), or the Bay of the Dead, is a bay on Cap Sizun on the west coast of Finistère, in Brittany, France. The bay is located between Pointe du Raz and Pointe du Van, on the territory of the commune of Plogoff. The bay has a wide sandy beach, and is a popular surfing location. The name appears to be derived from a misinterpretation of the Breton , meaning "river", for , meaning "the dead". There are legends (possibly derived from the name) that dead druids were ferried from here to be buried on the island of Sein. See also *Trepassey Bay Trepassey Bay is a natural bay on the southeast end of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the countr ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baie des Trepasses Landforms of Finistère Trepasses Surfing locations in France Landforms of Brittany Sports venues in Finistère [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe Du Van
The Pointe du Van (, , ) is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is ''Beg ar Vann''. It is located in the ''commune'' of Plogoff, Finistère Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.Headlands of Brittany Landforms of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and population of 568,210. After the Redruth-Camborne conurbation, the largest settlements are Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay, St Austell, and Truro. For Local government in England, local government purposes most of Cornwall is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly governed by a Council of the Isles of Scilly, unique local authority. The Cornish nationalism, Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien language, Francien) largely supplanted. It was also substratum (linguistics), influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic languages, Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Franks, Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
