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The old walled city of Saint-Malo, Brittany région, France.
The old walled city of Saint-Malo, Brittany région, France.

Brittany

region, France
Also known as: Breiz, Bretagne
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Brittany, rĂ©gion of France encompassing the northwestern dĂ©partements of Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, CĂŽtes-d’Armor, and FinistĂšre. Brittany is bounded by the rĂ©gions of Basse-Normandie to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the east. It protrudes westward into the Atlantic Ocean as a peninsula; the Bay of Biscay lies to the southwest and the English Channel to the north. The capital is Rennes. Area 10,505 square miles (27,209 square km). Pop. (1999) 2,906,197; (2014 est.) 3,276,543....

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