39-697: E60 or E 60 may refer to: Transportation [ edit ] European route E60 , a highway running from France to Kyrgyzstan BMW E60 , a 2003-2010 platform number for the BMW 5 Series luxury German sedans GE E60 , an American boxcab electric locomotive Mercedes-Benz E-60 AMG, in the Mercedes-Benz W124 series New Flyer E60 , a high-floor trolleybus Obihiro-Hiroo Expressway , route E60 in Japan Other uses [ edit ] Nokia E60 ,
78-574: A German enclave after the war. In 1972, the French Navy opened its nuclear weapon -submarine (deterrence) base at Île Longue in the Rade de Brest (Brest roadstead ). This continues to be an important base for the French nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines. The coat of arms of Brest is divided in two: to the left, there's the three fleurs-de-lis of the former kingdom of France , and to
117-507: A harbour with wooden wharves . This soon became a base for the French Navy . Jean-Baptiste Colbert , finance minister under Louis XIV , rebuilt the wharves in masonry and otherwise improved the harbour. Fortifications by Vauban (1633–1707) followed in 1680–1688. These fortifications, and with them the naval importance of the town, were to continue to develop throughout the 18th century. In 1694, an English squadron under Lord Berkeley
156-503: A linguistic plan to revive Breton as a language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 June 2006. In 2008, 1.94% of primary-school children attended French-Breton bilingual Diwan schools. Besides bilingual schools, the Breton language is also taught in some schools and universities. The association Sked federates all Breton cultural activities. The city is host to several events to celebrate its long maritime history. The largest of these
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234-666: A notable botanical garden specializing in endangered species , the Conservatoire botanique national de Brest , as well as the Jardin botanique de l'Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre . The city of Brest does not have much remaining historical architecture, apart from a few select monuments such as the castle and the Tanguy tower. This is due to heavy bombing by the Allies during World War II, in an attempt to destroy
273-532: A population of 370,000 in total), ranking third behind only Nantes and Rennes in the whole of historic Brittany, and the 25th most populous city in France (2019) ; moreover, Brest provides services to the one million inhabitants of Western Brittany. Although Brest is by far the largest city in Finistère, the préfecture (administrative seat) of the department is in the much smaller town of Quimper . During
312-495: Is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany . Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of a peninsula and the western extremity of metropolitan France , Brest is an important harbour and the second largest French military port after Toulon . The city is located on the western edge of continental France. With 139,456 inhabitants (2020), Brest forms Western Brittany's largest metropolitan area (with
351-587: Is also an important research centre, mainly focused on the sea, with among others the largest Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) centre, le Cedre (Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution) and the French Polar Institute. Brest's history has since the 17th century been linked to the sea: the Académie de Marine (Naval Academy)
390-497: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from November 2024 All articles needing additional references Infobox road maps for Wikidata migration Infobox road instances in the International E-road network Commons link is locally defined Brest, France Brest ( French pronunciation: [bʁɛst] ; Breton pronunciation: [bʀest] )
429-472: Is held every four years, when the town organises a tall ship meeting. The last such tall ship event was "Les Tonnerres de Brest 2016". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the next event is planned for 2022. Brest also hosts an annual short film festival called " Brest European Short Film Festival ". The city was the setting for the 1982 art film Querelle , directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder , itself based on
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#1732772589786468-529: Is ideal to receive any type of ship, from the smallest dinghy to the biggest aircraft carrier ( USS Nimitz has visited a few times). Naval construction is also an important activity: for example, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was built by Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) in Brest. Despite its image of an industrialised city whose activity depends mainly on military order,
507-466: Is known of Brest before about 1240, when Harvey V, Lord of Léon ceded it to John I, Duke of Brittany . In 1342 John IV, Duke of Brittany surrendered Brest to the English, in whose possession it was to remain until 1397. This was strategically important to the English as it helped protect their communication with Gascony . The importance of Brest in medieval times was great enough to give rise to
546-529: Is often on a level with the ground storey of the next. Brest experiences an oceanic climate ( Köppen : Cfb ). As a result of maritime moderation, Brest has cool summers by French standards, July afternoons are cooler than the norm in Western Europe. Rainfall is common year-round, but snowfall is a rarer occurrence since temperatures usually remain several degrees above freezing during winter nights. An extreme temperature of 39.3 °C (102.7 °F)
585-411: Is the main airport of the region of Brittany in terms passager traffic with 45% of this traffic of the region, representing 919,404 passengers in 2010. A new terminal has been in service since 12 December 2007 and can accommodate up to 1.8 million passengers annually. The harbour of Brest is mainly dedicated to bulk , hydrocarbon and freight containers . The harbour's facilities can accommodate
624-10913: Is the second-longest road in the International E-road network and runs 8,200 km (5,100 mi), from Brest , France (on the Atlantic coast), to Irkeshtam , Kyrgyzstan (on the border with China ). 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663-465: The French football league system . Brest is also home to Brest Albatros Hockey , an ice hockey team in Ligue Magnus , and won the league title in the 1996 and 1997 . In 2002 the Brest throwball team Brest LC reached the 1st division of French throwball but were subsequently relegated due to financial difficulty. The club has recently adopted an Irish influenced infrastructure. Primarily
702-480: The Middle Ages , the history of Brest was the history of its castle . Then Richelieu made it a military harbour in 1631. Brest grew around its arsenal until the second part of the 20th century. Heavily damaged by the Allies' bombing raids during World War II, the city centre was completely rebuilt after the war. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the deindustrialization of
741-720: The Second World War , the Germans maintained a large U-boat submarine base at Brest. Despite being within range of RAF bombers, it was also a base for some of the German surface fleet, giving repair facilities and direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. For much of 1941, Scharnhorst , Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen were under repair in the dockyards. The repair yard facilities for both submarines and surface vessels were staffed by both German and French workers, with
780-520: The Tanguy tower are the oldest monuments of Brest. The Musée de la Tour Tanguy , in the Tanguy tower, houses a collection of dioramas that depict the city of Brest on the eve of World War II. The Musée national de la Marine de Brest , housed in the ancient castle, contains exhibits which outline Brest's maritime tradition, as well as an aquarium, the Océanopolis marine centre. The city also has
819-505: The Tour de France on three occasions, in 1952 , 1974 and 2008 . The 2021 Tour de France started from Brest on 26 June 2021. Stage 6 of the 2018 Tour de France departed from Brest. Since 1901 Brest has served as the midpoint for the 1,200 km (750 mi) bicycle endurance event, Paris–Brest–Paris . Brest is home to Stade Brestois 29 , a football team in Ligue 1 . the top tier of
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#1732772589786858-445: The service sector represents 75% of the economic activity. The importance of the service sector is still increasing while industrialised activity is decaying, explaining the unchanged rate of working-class in Brest. Brest also hosts headquarters for many subsidiaries like the banking group Arkéa. Research and conception is taking an increasing importance. Brest claims to be the largest European centre for sciences and techniques linked to
897-488: The submarine base the Germans had built in the harbour. In the 1950s, the town was hastily rebuilt using a large amount of concrete. In Recouvrance , the west bank of the town, there remains an authentic street of the 17th century, Saint-Malo Street. A few kilometres out of town, there are landscapes, from sandy beaches to grottos to tall granite cliffs. Sunbathing , windsurfing , yachting and fishing are enjoyed in
936-529: The 1947 novel Querelle de Brest by Jean Genet . Brittany's most famous local delicacy, the Breton crêpe , is the main culinary feature apart from seafood. There are many crêpe restaurants (called crêperies ). Breton apple cider is often featured. Traditional biscuits include Traou Mad , which is a full-fat butter biscuit similar to Scottish shortbread . Brest has held the Grands Départs of
975-1553: The International E-road network [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "European route E60" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( November 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] E60 [REDACTED] Route information Length 8,200 km (5,100 mi) Major junctions West end Brest , France East end Irkeshtam Pass , China - Kyrgyzstan Location Countries [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Switzerland [REDACTED] Germany [REDACTED] Austria [REDACTED] Hungary [REDACTED] Romania [REDACTED] Georgia [REDACTED] Azerbaijan [REDACTED] Turkmenistan [REDACTED] Uzbekistan [REDACTED] Tajikistan [REDACTED] Kyrgyzstan [REDACTED] China Highway system International E-road network A Class B Class [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to E60 . [REDACTED] E60 road sign in Georgia European route E 60
1014-530: The area. Brest was an important warship-producing port during the Napoleonic wars . The naval port, which is in great part excavated in the rock, extends along both banks of the Penfeld river. Brest is located amidst a dramatic landscape near the entrance of the natural rade de Brest (Brest roadstead), at the west end of Brittany. It is situated to the north of a magnificent landlocked bay, and occupies
1053-464: The capital. A new 28-stop, 14.3 km (9 mi) tram line connecting Porte de Plouzané in the west with Porte de Gouesnou and Porte de Guipavas northeast of the city centre opened in June 2012. Brest international airport, Brest Bretagne Airport , is mainly linked to Paris, London, Nice , Lyon , Dublin. The primary operator is Air France (via its subsidiary HOP! ). Brest international airport
1092-688: The city was followed by the development of the service sector . Nowadays, Brest is an important university town with 23,000 students. Besides a multidisciplinary university, the University of Western Brittany , Brest and its surrounding area possess several prestigious French elite schools such as École Navale (the French Naval Academy), Télécom Bretagne and the Superior National School of Advanced Techniques of Brittany (ENSTA Bretagne, formerly ENSIETA). Brest
1131-486: The destruction of their city. Large parts of today's rebuilt city consist of utilitarian granite and concrete buildings. The French naval base now houses the Brest Naval Training Centre . During the postwar Nuremberg Trials , a memorandum of German admiral and Seekriegsleitung chief of staff Kurt Fricke from 1940 was given in evidence which suggested that the town should perhaps serve as
1170-420: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E60&oldid=1032178772 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages European route E60 Second-longest road in
1209-524: The largest modern ships. A cruise ship port is also located in Brest, near the city centre. Due to its location, Brest is regarded as the first French port that can be accessed from the Americas. Shipping is big business, although Nantes and Saint-Nazaire offer much larger docks and attract more of the larger vessels. Brest has the ninth French commercial harbour including ship repairs and maintenance. The protected location of Brest means that its harbour
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1248-605: The latter forming the major part of the workforce; huge reliance was made on this French component. In 1944, after the Allied invasion of Normandy , the city was almost totally destroyed during the Battle for Brest , with only a tiny number of buildings left standing. After the war, the West German government paid several billion Deutschmarks in reparations to the homeless and destitute civilians of Brest in compensation for
1287-499: The right it has the ermines of the Duchy of Brittany . These arms were used for the first time in a register of deliberations of the city council dated the 15 July 1683 . Additionally, it looks visually identical to the coat of arms of Bourg-la-Reine . Pont de Recouvrance (Recouvrance Bridge, is a massive drawbridge 64 m/210 ft high), the military arsenal and the rue de Siam (Siam Street) are other sights. The castle and
1326-511: The saying, "He is not the Duke of Brittany who is not the Lord of Brest." With the marriage of Francis I of France to Claude , the daughter of Anne of Brittany , the definitive overlordship of Brest – together with the rest of the duchy – passed to the French crown in 1491. The advantages of Brest's situation as a seaport town were first recognized by Cardinal Richelieu , who in 1631 constructed
1365-504: The sea: 60% of the French research in the maritime field is based in Brest. The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) was officially opened in 1961. Breton is not commonly spoken in the city of Brest, which was the only French-speaking city in western Brittany before the 1789 French Revolution , despite the surrounding countryside being fully Breton-speaking at that time. Like other French minority languages , Breton does not have any official language status in France. The municipality launched
1404-407: The slopes of two hills divided by the river Penfeld. The part of the town on the left bank is regarded as Brest proper, while the part on the right is known as Recouvrance . There are also extensive suburbs to the east of the town. The hillsides are in some places so steep that the ascent from the lower to the upper town has to be effected by flights of steps and the second or third storey of one house
1443-399: Was founded in 1752 in this city. The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was built there. Every four years, Brest hosts the international festival of the sea, boats and sailors: it is a meeting of old riggings from around the world ( Les Tonnerres de Brest ). The name of the town is first recorded as Bresta ; it may derive from * brigs , a Celtic word for "hill". Nothing definite
1482-467: Was recorded on 18 July 2022 . In 1945 Brest absorbed three neighbouring communes. The population data for 1936 and earlier in the table and graph below refer to the pre-1945 borders. The railway station of Brest, Gare de Brest , is linked to Rennes and Paris and provides services to other stations in Brittany as well. TGV trains to Paris take approximately three hours and forty minutes to reach
1521-617: Was soundly defeated in its attack on Brest . In 1917, during the First World War , Brest was used as the disembarking port for many of the troops coming from the United States. Thousands of such men came through the port on their way to the front lines. The United States Navy established a naval air station on 13 February 1918 to operate seaplanes . The base closed shortly after the Armistice of 11 November 1918 . In
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