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Commune of Vannes
Gwened
The old town centre
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 47°39′21″N 2°45′37″W / 47.65583, -2.76028
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Morbihan (préfecture)
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Chief town of 3 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Vannes
Mayor François Goulard
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–56 m
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Land area¹ 32. 3 km²
Population²
(1999)		 51,759 (Vannetais)
 - Density 1,602/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 56260/ 56000
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2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
France

Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Morbihan (Mor-Bihan is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan ( small sea in Breton) the enclosed sea that is the In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It was founded over 2000 years ago. [1]

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Geography

Vannes is located along the Gulf of Morbihan, at the confluence of the Vannes River. "Golfe du Morbihan" redirects here For the similarly named gulf in the Kerguelen Islands see Golfe du Morbihan (Kerguelen. Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. It is a market town and often linked to the sea.

History

Darioritum (first name of Vannes) was founded in the first century BC by the Romans. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC

The diocese of Vannes was erected in the 5th century. The Council of Vannes was held here in 461.

The first historical ruler of Vannes was Waroch. Waroch was an early Breton ruler of the Vannetais. Waroch gave his name to the traditional French province of Broërec ( Bro-Waroch, "Waroch's

Demographics

Inhabitants of Vannes are called Vannetais.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 51,759. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population

Architecture

In fiction

In the novels of Alexandre Dumas, the musketeer Aramis appears at one point as bishop of Vannes. Vannes Cathedral or St Peter's Cathedral Vannes (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes which also carries the title Basilica, is a Roman Catholic cathedral A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story René d'Herblay 'Aramis' is a Fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte

Miscellaneous

Births

Vannes was the birthplace of:

Sister cities

Vannes is paired with:

It has partnerships (partenariats) with:

See also

Gallery

In the old town centre

Harbour to cathedral

City Hall

Vannes Cathedral

St. Francis I (in breton Fransez I, in french François I) ( Vannes /Gwened May 14 1414 &ndash July 18 1450, Château Paul César Helleu ( December 17, 1859 - March 23, 1927) An artist born in Vannes, Brittany, France, best known Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yves-André Rocard ( Vannes, 22 May 1903 &ndash 16 March 1992 in Paris) was a French physicist who helped develop Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Alain Resnais (born June 3 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French Film director whose early works are often grouped within the New Wave or Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Yves Coppens (born 1934) is a French anthropologist. He has studied ancient hominids and has had multiple published works on this topic and has also Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Bernard Poignant (born 19 September 1945 in Vannes, Brittany) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Politics of France take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of France Mathieu Berson (born February 23, 1980 in Vannes, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Toulouse FC as Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Mons ( Dutch: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Barouéli (var Baraouéli) is a town and Cercle (district in the Ségou region of central Mali. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Wałbrzych (Waldenburg is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland, with 125773 inhabitants (2006 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Veneti were a seafaring Celtic people who lived in the Brittany peninsula ( France) which in Roman times formed part of an area called Aremorica Saint Meriasek ( Meriadek in Breton) was a 4th century Breton Saint. During World War II, Operation Dingson was a large operation conducted by about 160 French paratroops (4 SAS who jumped into Nazi -occupied France near Vannes The following is a list of the 261 communes of the Morbihan département, in France. Vannes Cathedral or St Peter's Cathedral Vannes (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes which also carries the title Basilica, is a Roman Catholic cathedral Vannes Cathedral or St Peter's Cathedral Vannes (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes which also carries the title Basilica, is a Roman Catholic cathedral Patern church

Street in town center

Gulf of Morbihan

External links

References

  1. ^ [1], history of Vannes by Official web site of the city
"Golfe du Morbihan" redirects here For the similarly named gulf in the Kerguelen Islands see Golfe du Morbihan (Kerguelen. Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide.

Dictionary

Vannes

-proper noun

  1. A town in the Morbihan département of Brittany, in France
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