Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (, Breton: "Sant-Brieg" , Gallo: "Saent-Berioec") is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. History. Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who Christianised the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany which were used as administrative areas before the French Revolution, was named after Saint-Brieuc. It also dates from the Middle Ages when the "pays de Saint Brieuc," or Penteur, was established by Duke Arthur II of Brittany as  one of his eight "battles" or administrative regions. Geography. Overview. The town is located by the English Channel, on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/Gouédic. Other towns of notable size in the "département" of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/Guingamp, Dinan, and Lannuon/Lannion all "sous-préfectures". In 2009, large amounts of sea lettuce, a type of algae, washed up on many beaches of Brittany, and when it rotted it emitted dangerous levels of hydrogen sulphide. A horse and some dogs died and a council worker driving a truckload  of it fell unconscious at the wheel and died. Neighboring communes. Langueux, La Méaugon, Plérin, Ploufragan, Trégueux and Trémuson. Climate. Saint-Brieuc experiences a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Culture. Saint-Brieuc is one of the towns in Europe that host the IU Honors Program. The "Cemetery of Saint Michel" contains graves of several notable Bretons, and sculptures by Paul le Goff and Jean Boucher. Outside the wall is Armel Beaufils's statue of Anatole Le Braz. Le Goff, who was killed with his two brothers in World War I, is also commemorated in a street and with his major sculptural  work "La forme se dégageant de la matière" in the central gardens, which also includes a memorial to him by Jules-Charles Le Bozec and work by Francis Renaud. The town of St. Brieux in Saskatchewan, Canada is named after Saint-Brieuc of Brittany. It was founded by immigrants from this region in Brittany. It was settled in the early 1900s. Demographics. Inhabitants of Saint-Brieuc are called "Briochins" in French. Breton language. In 2008, 3.98% of primary school children attended bilingual schools. Transport. The Saint-Brieuc railway station, situated on the Paris–Brest railway, is connected by TGV Atlantique  to Paris Montparnasse station, journey time is about 3 hours. There are no scheduled air services from Saint-Brieuc – Armor Airport. Personalities. Saint-Brieuc is hometown of many personalities: International relations. Saint-Brieuc "préfecture" of the Côtes-d'Armor is twinned with :