Côtes-d’Armor

department, France

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Cotes d'Armor is a department in the Brittany region of northwestern France. It is part of the Armorican Massif, an ancient geological formation characterized by flattened uplands and crystalline schists. The region's name, "Armor," comes from the Gaulish word for "land of the sea," reflecting its deeply indented coastline.

Historically, the area was known for its forests, but much of the interior has been deforested. Agriculture is dominated by animal husbandry, making it a leading producer of milk, cheese, beef, and pork. The population is concentrated along the coast. Saint-Brieuc is the capital of Cotes d'Armor, a commercial and administrative center with a significant tourism industry and food processing as its main local industry.12

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Brittany
of Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Finistère. Brittany is bounded by the régions 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…
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of Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Finistère. Brittany is bounded by the régions 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…
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