Vannes (; , , ) is a commune in the

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Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

, northwestern

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. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.

History

Celtic Era

The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring

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people who lived in the south-western part of

Armorica In ancient times, Armorica or Aremorica (Gaulish: ; ; ) was a region of Gaul between the Seine and the Loire that includes the Brittany Peninsula, and much of historical Normandy. Name The name ''Armorica'' is a Latinized form of the Gauli ...

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before the

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invasions. The region seems to have been involved in a cross channel trade for thousands of years, probably using hide boats and perhaps

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. Wheat that apparently was grown in the Middle East was part of this trade. At about 150 BC the evidence of trade (such as Gallo-Belgic coins) with the

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area of

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dramatically increased.

Roman Era

The Veneti were defeated by

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

's fleet in 56 BC in front of

Locmariaquer Locmariaquer (; ) 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 p ...

; many of the Veneti were then either slaughtered or sold into slavery. The Romans settled a town called Darioritum in a location previously belonging to the Veneti.

The Britons arrive

From the 5th to the 7th century, the remaining

Gauls The Gauls (; , ''Galátai'') were a group of Celts, Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age Europe, Iron Age and the Roman Gaul, Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). Th ...

were displaced or assimilated by waves of immigrant

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fleeing the

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. Under the

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name Gwened (also derived from the Veneti), the town was the center of an independent principality or kingdom variously called

Bro-Wened Gwened, Bro-Gwened () or Vannetais () is a historic realm and county of Brittany in France. It is considered part of Lower Brittany."AM""Gwened (Vannes/Vannetais)" in ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia'', Vol. I, p. 860 ABC-C ...

("Vannes") or

Bro-Ereg Gwened, Bro-Gwened () or Vannetais () is a historic realm and county of Brittany in France. It is considered part of Lower Brittany."AM""Gwened (Vannes/Vannetais)" in ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia'', Vol. I, p. 860 ABC-CL ...

("land of Gwereg"), the latter for a prominent member of its dynasty, which claimed descent from Caradog Strongarm. The diocese of Vannes was erected in the 5th century. The Council of Vannes was held there in 461. The realm annexed

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; , ) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princes from Cornwall ...

for a time in the early 6th century but was permanently joined with Domnonia under its king and

Saint Judicaël Judicael or Judicaël ( – 16 December 647 or 652) (), also spelled Judhael (with many other variants), was the King of Domnonée, part of Brittany, in the mid-7th century and later revered as a Roman Catholic saint. Background Accordin ...

around 635.

Breton War of Succession

In 1342, Vannes was besieged four times between forces from both sides of the Breton War of Succession. The city's defending commander,

Olivier IV de Clisson Olivier IV de Clisson (c. 1300–1343), was a Breton Marche Lord and knight who became embroiled in the intrigue of Vannes and was subsequently executed by the King of France for perceived treason. He was the husband of Jeanne de Clisson who ev ...

, was captured by the English but finally released. The French eventually executed him since they suspected him of being a traitor since the ransom was unusually low.

18th century

In 1759, Vannes was used as the staging point for a planned French invasion of Britain. A large army was assembled there, but it was never able to sail after the French naval defeat at the

Battle of Quiberon Bay The Battle of Quiberon Bay (known as the ''Bataille des Cardinaux'' by the French) was a decisive naval engagement during the Seven Years' War. It was fought on 20 November 1759 between the Royal Navy and the French Navy in Quiberon Bay, off ...

in November 1759. In 1795, during the French Revolution, French forces based in Vannes successfully repelled a planned British-Royalist

invasion An invasion is a Offensive (military), military offensive of combatants of one geopolitics, geopolitical Legal entity, entity, usually in large numbers, entering territory (country subdivision), territory controlled by another similar entity, ...

through

Quiberon Quiberon (; , ) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany, western France. It is on the southern part of the Quiberon peninsula, the northern part being the commune of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. It is ...

19th century

The Hotel de Ville was completed in 1886.

Geography

Vannes, located on the

Gulf of Morbihan The Gulf of Morbihan (, ; ) is a natural harbour on the coast of the departments of France, department of Morbihan in southern Brittany, France. Its English name is taken from the French language, French version, ''le golfe du Morbihan'', t ...

at the mouth of two rivers, the Marle and the Vincin, is around northwest of

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and 450 km (280 miles) south west of Paris. Vannes is a market town linked to the sea.

Climate

Transport

Train
The Vannes railway station offers connections to

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Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

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and several regional destinations.
With the fast train

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, the journey takes:
– 30 minutes to Lorient,
– 1 hour to Nantes or Rennes,
– 2.5 to 4 hours to Paris.
The

Transport express régional Transport express régional (, usually shortened to TER) is the brand name used by the SNCF, the French national railway company, to denote rail service run by the regional councils of France, specifically their organised transport authorities. ...

or TER is a slower train to join railway stations in the close neighborhood, such as

Auray Auray (; , or simply ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department, Regions of France, administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are cal ...

Questembert Questembert (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. It is located approximately from Vannes. Demographics Inhabitants of Que ...

.
There is no direct line from Vannes to

Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. History ...

(118 km away in the north of Brittany), so the train from Vannes to Saint Brieuc goes via Rennes, which doubles the travel time and cost: it takes 2 to 3 hours to go from Vannes to Saint Brieuc by train. Car
Two highways, in the north of Vannes, provide fast connections by car:
– N165: west to Lorient (58 km) and Quimper (122 km), south east to Nantes (111 km)
– N166: north east to Rennes (113 km)
+ a network of small roads connects Vannes to smaller cities. There is no highway from Vannes to Saint-Brieuc, so the way to northern Brittany consists of small roads. The lack of highway or railway between Vannes and Saint-Brieuc (118 km north) cuts the communications between northern and southern Brittany, and limits Brittany economic performance. Airplanes
Vannes has a small airfield in the village of Monterblanc, called Vannes-Meucon airport, or "Vannes – Golfe du Morbihan airport". It used to be a military airport, but it is now dedicated to general aviation aircraft. It belongs to Vannes Agglomeration community, the group of cities gathered around Vannes, and the main users of this airfield are Vannes flying club, the local

ultralight aviation Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and Aircraft flight control system, conventional three-a ...

club, and Vannes school of skydiving. Bus
There are 2 bus networks in Vannes: – Kicéo, proposes short travels starting from Vannes Place de la Republique on behalf of Vannes Agglomeration community,
– CAT, propose longer travel starting from the railway station on behalf of Morbihan.
So there are 2 central bus stations in Vannes: one on Place de la Libération, the other at the railway station. Bike
Vannes has a public bicycle rental program, called Vélocéo based on the same idea as the Paris

Vélib' is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. The system encompasses more than 16,000 bikes and 1,400 stations. The name ''Vélib is a portmanteau of the French words ''vélo'' (''"bicycle"'') and ''liberté'' ("freedom"). ...

. Hundreds of bicycles are available across 10 automated rental stations each with 10 to fifteen bikes/spaces. Each Vélocéo service station is equipped with an automatic rental terminal and stands for bicycles. This replaces the Velocea service, which was discontinued in August 2017.

Population

Inhabitants of Vannes are called ''Vannetais''.

Monuments and sights

* Cathedral of St Peter, Gothic cathedral * Church of St Patern, classic church * Chapel of Saint-Yves, baroque church * Château Gaillard (medieval house now used as an archaeological museum) * Musée de la Cohue (fine arts museum) * Hôtel de Ville * Old city walls, which include : ** Tour du Connétable (a large medieval tower part of the old city walls) ** Château de l'Hermine (former castle, transformed into a palace in the 17th century, and a residence of the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries) ** Porte Calmont, medieval city gate ** Porte Prison, medieval city gate ** Porte Poterne, medieval city gate ** Porte Saint-Jean, medieval city gate * Porte Saint-Vincent, 18th century city gate * Many timber-framed houses in the old town * "Vannes and his wife", a funny painted granite sculpture from the 15th century in front of Château Gaillard * The harbour

Education

École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Bretagne Sud École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * Éco ...

Institut catholique d'arts et métiers Located in six cities in France, Institut catholique d'arts et métiers is a Graduate Engineering school created in 1898. It is one of the ''grande école, grandes écoles'' part of Toulouse Tech. Its different curricula lead to the following Fr ...

* Southern Brittany University

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through

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on 12 October 2007. In 2008, 7.71% of children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.

In fiction

* In the last of the Three Musketeers novels of

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

, '' The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'', published in 1847, the musketeer

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appears as bishop of Vannes before becoming

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of the

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. * In '' Sébastien Roch'', a novel by

Octave Mirbeau Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau (; 16 February 1848 – 16 February 1917) was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still app ...

published in 1890, Sebastien is sent to a school in Vannes, Saint-François-Xavier, where he is a victim of sexual abuse. * In ''

Sir Nigel ''Sir Nigel'' is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1360), early phase of the Hundred Years' War, spanning the years 1350 to 1356. It was written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in serial form ...

'', a novel by Sir

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published in 1906, Nigel is made seneschal of the Castle of Vannes after a battle in Brittany. He does not remain in Vannes, since after winning in another battle, the Black Prince dubs him a knight and Nigel returns to England to wed the Lady Mary. *

Jean-François Parot Jean-François Parot (27 June 1946 Paris – 23 May 2018 Missillac) was a French diplomat and author of historical mysteries. Background and professional career Coming from a family closely connected with the cinema (as a child, he knew Jean Gab ...

has written a series of crime fictions printed up to 2010 taking place in the 18th century, whose main character is Nicolas Le Floch, a Police Commissioner who was also educated in the school of Saint François-Xavier in Vannes, but he didn't share Sebastien Roch's misfortune. The Nicolas Le Floch novels have been adapted as a television series. * In ''The Secret of the Missing Boat'', a children's book by Paul Berna published in 1966 as ''La Voile Rouge''. * Mabel Esther Allan's book 'Balconies and Blue Nets' documents the life of a schoolgirl attending holiday school in Vannes

Notable people

Albinus of Angers Saint Albinus of Angers (; c. 470 – March 1, 550), also known as Saint Albin () in English, was a French abbot and bishop. Born to a noble Gallo-Roman family at Vannes, Brittany, St. Albinus was a monk and from 504 A.D. Abbot of Tintillac (wh ...

(born 469), Roman Catholic saint *Saint Emilion ( Emilianus) (?–767),

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and

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saint, he gave his name to one of the main

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areas of Bordeaux * François I (1414–1450), Duke of

* Louis-Marie Autissier (1772–1830), painter *

Armand Alexandre de Castagny Armand Alexandre Castagny (Vannes 30 November 1807 – 13 November 1900 Belle Île) was a French general. Military life Early military career As a lieutenant, Armand Alexander de Castagny was at the French siege of Antwerp in 1832. He ...

(1807–1900), military general * Louise Bourgoin (born 1981), actress *

Pierre de La Gorce Pierre de La Gorce (19 June 1846, Vannes – 2 January 1934) was a French magistrate, lawyer and historian, as well as a member of the Académie française. He wrote books about the Second French Republic, the Second French Empire The Sec ...

(1846–1934), historian * Paul César Helleu (1859–1927), painter *

Émile Jourdan Émile Jourdan (30 July 1860, in Vannes – 29 December 1931, in Quimperlé) was a French painter who became one of the artists who gathered in the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Early life Son of Prosper Jourdan, a ranking customs officer, an ...

(1860–1931), painter of

Pont-Aven School Pont-Aven School (; ) encompasses works of art influenced by the Breton town of Pont-Aven and its surroundings. Originally the term applied to works created in the artists' colony at Pont-Aven, which started to emerge in the 1850s and lasted until ...

* Louis Martin-Chauffier (1894–1980), writer, journalist and member of the French Resistance *

Yves Rocard Yves-André Rocard (; 22 May 1903 – 16 March 1992) was a French physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb for France. Lifes Rocard was born in Vannes. After obtaining a double doctorate in mathematics (1927) and physics (1928) he was aw ...

(1903–1992), physicist *

Colonel Rémy Gilbert Renault (6 August 1904 – 29 July 1984), known by the nom de guerre Colonel Rémy, was a notable French secret agent active during the Second World War and was known under various pseudonyms such as ''Raymond'', ''Jean-Luc'', ''Morin'', '' ...

(1904–1984), secret agent of the

French Resistance The French Resistance ( ) was a collection of groups that fought the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi occupation and the Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy#France, collaborationist Vic ...

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct short films including '' Night and Fog ...

(1922–2014), film director * Jean Vezin (1933–2020), palaeographer *

Yves Coppens Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist and co-discoverer of "Lucy". A graduate from the University of Rennes and the Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and a ...

(born 1934), paleontologist * Serge Latouche (born 1940), economist * Cédric Morgan (born 1943), writer, winner of the

Prix Breizh The prix Breizh is a French literary award bestowed under this name since 2001, on the initiative of Gwenn-Aël Bolloré. On that date, it succeeded the "Prix Bretagne" created in 1961. It crowns each year an author of Breton origin or friend of Br ...

in 2015 *

Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg (born 6 July 1944, in Vannes) is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with lyricist Alain Boublil. Major works include '' La Révolution Fr ...

(born 1944), singer and songwriter * Bernard Poignant (born 1945), politician *

Hélène de Fougerolles Hélène Christine Marie Rigoine de Fougerolles (; born 25 February 1973) is a French people, French actress who was twice nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress (known as the French Academy Awards, Oscar) for Arthur Joffé's L ...

(born 1973), actress * Mathieu Berson (born 1980), footballer * Joris Marveaux (born 1982), footballer *

Sylvain Marveaux Sylvain Marveaux (born 15 April 1986) is a French former professional footballer. He played a variety of positions in midfield, but was mostly utilized as a right-sided midfielder or an attacking midfielder or as a forward. He is the younger ...

(born 1986), footballer *

Yann Kermorgant Yann Alain Kermorgant (born 8 November 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Early career Born in Vannes, Morbihan, Kermorgant began his career with the Stade Rennais Youth Academy, but aged 14 ...

(born 1981), footballer * Julian Chartier (born 1999), gymnast * Jeremy Callaghan, Australian actor and writer

Sport

Rugby Club Vannes is a professional rugby union club currently competing in the

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competition, the highest level of the French domestic championship. In the 2024-25 season they have gained automatic qualification for the European Professional Club Rugby Challenge Cup The local

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team is

Vannes OC Vannes Olympique Club (; commonly referred to as simply Vannes) is a professional French football club based in Vannes. The club was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of ''Véloce vannetais'' founded in 1911 and ''FC Vannes'' known before ...

, who play in the 5th tier

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

as of the 2023–24 season. Both teams play at the

Stade de la Rabine The Stade de la Rabine is a multi-purpose stadium in Vannes, France. It is currently used by Vannes OC and Rugby Club Vannes. The stadium is able to hold 11,303 spectators. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2013 IRB Junior World Champions ...

built in 2001. The town was the start line for stage 9 of the

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Twin towns – sister cities

Vannes is twinned with: *

Mons Mons commonly refers to: * Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium * Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris), in mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone * Mons (planetary nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain * Batt ...

, Belgium (1952) *

Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is a town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint o ...

, Germany (1963) *

Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufac ...

, England, United Kingdom (1967) *

Wałbrzych Wałbrzych (; ; or ''Walmbrich''; or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, seat of Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych lies approximately southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about from the Czec ...

, Poland (2001) *

Ballymoney Ballymoney ( , meaning 'townland of the moor') is a town and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated ...

, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (2001)

Gallery

File:Bretagne Morbihan Vannes1 tango7174.jpg, Panorama of the old town File:Vannes Altstadt.jpg, In the old town centre File:Bretagne Morbihan Vannes3 tango7174.jpg, Place des Lices File:Vannes lavoir.jpg, Old washing-places File:Vannes.hto3.jpg, Château de l'Hermine File:Vannesport.hto3.jpg, Port de Vannes File:Hôtel Lagorce, Jardin du Château de l’Hermine, Vannes-2212.jpg, Garden of the Château de l'Hermine File:Vannes - Centre ville.jpg, Street in town center File:Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes-2253.jpg, Vannes Cathedral File:Clocher Saint Paterne.jpg, St. Patern church File:Port de Vannes quai Eric Tabarly.jpg, The port, at the foot of St. Vincent gate

References

External links

Official web site of the city
* * {{Authority control Communes of Morbihan Prefectures in France Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast Gallia Lugdunensis