44-597: Le Télégramme is a French-language daily newspaper from the Brittany region of France , based in the commune of Morlaix . It was founded in 1944 and still exists to this day, although circulation has been declining since 2012. Le Télégramme was founded on 12 September 1944 by members of the French Resistance as the Germans retreated following D-Day and the 6 June 1944 Normandy landings . The newspaper
88-549: A MoDem deputy to the National Assembly (he has since joined the pro- UMP New Centre ). The French Communist Party 's support is largely concentrated in the south-west of the Côtes-d'Armor and north-west of Morbihan . The Greens and other environmentalist parties have traditionally been strong in the region, especially in urban areas such as Rennes or Quimper . The region was one of the few which voted "Yes" to
132-666: A different city of Brittany, that had met in Rennes only between 1728 and 1789, although not in the years 1730, 1758, and 1760. Despite that, the Chambre des comptes had remained in Nantes until 1789. However, from 1381 until the end of the fifteenth century Vannes ( Gwened in Breton) had served as the administrative capital of the Duchy, remaining the seat of its Chambre des comptes until
176-542: A stronghold of the Roman Catholic Church , and its rates of church attendance have tended to be considerably higher than the national average. However, in recent years the influence of the church has declined. The Region of Brittany is administered by the Regional Council of Brittany . The region was a traditionally conservative and Christian democratic region, with the notable exception of
220-513: Is distributed in the Finistère department, the Côtes-d'Armor department and elsewhere in Brittany. Brittany (administrative region) Brittany ( French : Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ; Breton : Breizh [brɛjs] ; Gallo : Bertaèyn [bəʁtaɛɲ] ) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France . It covers about four fifths of the territory of
264-493: Is located in Loire-Atlantique . The reunification of Brittany is supported by a majority of Loire-Atlantique and is considered a prerequisite to further autonomy of Brittany as a whole. Part of the reason Brittany was split between two present-day regions was to avoid the rivalry between Rennes and Nantes. Although Nantes was the principal capital of the Duchy of Brittany until the sixteenth century, Rennes had been
308-430: Is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales , " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ", and has similar words. As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional Council , which was most recently elected in 2021 . The capital of the administrative region is Rennes , although Nantes is considered the capital of historic Brittany and is located in Loire-Atlantique . The region of Brittany
352-586: Is the list of communes in Brittany with a population over 15,000 inhabitants. Rennes is situated in the east of Brittany, being the capital of the region, the capital of the Ille-et-Vilaine department , as well as the most populous metropolitan area in Brittany with 700,000 inhabitants (2013). The Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel provide Brittany with an oceanic climate . Prevailing northwest winds reduce variations of temperature in
396-739: Is the regional rail network serving Brittany in order to link the cities of Brittany to each other. OUIBUS coach services link the region with the largest cities in France at low cost. In addition there is Brittany Ferries that take passengers, vehicles and freight to the Republic of Ireland , the United Kingdom , Spain and Condor Ferries to the Channel Islands . Brittany comprises four departments: Côtes-d'Armor , Finistère , Ille-et-Vilaine , and Morbihan . The following table
440-585: Is warmer in summer. The backbone of Brittany is a granite ridge stretching from east to west, peaking in the Monts d'Arrée. But most of inland Brittany is farming country, a region known for its milk and butter and its early crops. As a holiday region, it is Brittany's coasts that attract the greatest number of visitors; the inland regions have attracted many second-home owners from other parts of France, and from Britain. In cultural terms, Brittany has its own language and Celtic cultural tradition that set it apart from
484-947: The Bretagne Classic , and the Route Adélie de Vitré. Gaelic games are also increasingly popular in the region, particularly Gaelic football where the region has multiple teams that compete in Gaelic Games Europe . 48°00′N 3°00′W / 48.000°N 3.000°W / 48.000; -3.000 Chambre des comptes Under the French monarchy , the Courts of Accounts (in French Chambres des comptes ) were sovereign courts specialising in financial affairs. The Court of Accounts in Paris
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#1732787472237528-557: The Chambre to audit finances, judge cases arising from accountancy, and maintain registers of financial documents; it also laid out the basic composition of financial courts: three (later four) cleric masters of accounts ( maîtres-clercs ) to act as chief auditors and three lay Barons ( maîtres-lais familiers du Roi ) empowered to hear and adjudge (" oyer and terminer ") audit accounts. They were assisted by eleven clerks ( petis clercs , later clercs des comptes ) who acted as auditors of
572-630: The Curia in Compotis and sat in special sessions of the King's Court for dealing with financial business. From 1297, accounts were audited twice yearly after Midsummer Day (June 24) and Christmas. In time, what was once a simple Exchequer of Receipts developed into a central auditing agency, branched off, and eventually specialized into a full-time court. In 1256, Saint Louis issued a decree ordering all mayors, burgesses, and town councilmen to appear before
616-575: The French Revolution the French provinces were dissolved and replaced with departments ; what had been Brittany became the Côtes-du-Nord (22) (renamed Côtes-d'Armor in 1990) in the north, Finistère (29) in the far west, Morbihan (56) in the south, Ille et Vilaine (35) in the east and Loire-Inférieure (44) (renamed Loire-Atlantique in 1957) in the southeast. When the modern regions were established, Loire-Inférieure (44), which includes
660-635: The Roman and Sub-Roman periods. During the migration period of the Early Middle Ages the Britons were displaced from most of what is now England by the Anglo-Saxon invasions , leading many to settle in western Armorica , present-day Brittany. As a result the modern Bretons have strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties with those areas of Great Britain which remained Brythonic into
704-543: The 1490s, and also the seat of its Parlement until 1553 and then again between 1675 and 1689. Although there were previous plans to create regions out of the departments, like the Clémentel plan (1919) or the Vichy regionalisation programme (1941), these plans had no effect or else were abolished in 1945. The current French regions date from 1956 and were created by gathering departments together. In Brittany, this led to
748-568: The European constitution in the 2005 referendum , and Brittany continues, along with Alsace , to be a strongly pro-European region. The Socialist Party controls three departmental councils ( Ille-et-Vilaine , Côtes-d'Armor , and Finistère ), while the centrist MoDem controls that of Morbihan , in a coalition with the right. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 99.5 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 4.2% of French economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power
792-524: The French kings varied over time; at various points Brittany was either subject to, aligned with or heavily influenced by the English Kings ; at others it was de facto independent. Following the Breton defeat at the hands of the French army in 1488, the duchy was forced into a dynastic union with the French crown in 1491; in 1547 it was formally incorporated as a province of France . Following
836-537: The King were created to act alongside the puisne Barons ( maîtres ordinaires ). Lastly, the Ordinance of 26 February 1464 named the Court of Accounts as the "sovereign, primary, supreme, and sole court of last resort in all things financial". While gaining in stability in the later 14th century, the Court lost its central role in royal finances. First, currency was moved to a separate body ( Chambre des monnaies ), then
880-516: The King's sovereign auditors of the Exchequer (French gens des comptes ) in Paris to render their final accounting. The King's Court's general secretariat had members who specialized in finance and accountancy and could receive accounts. A number of Barons ( maîtres lais ) were commissioned to sit as the King's Exchequer ( comptes du Roi ). In or around 1303, the Paris Court of Accounts
924-518: The Louvre. Thereafter, the financial specialists received accounts for audit in a room of the royal palace that became known as the Camera compotorum or Chambre des comptes , and they began to be collectively identified under the same name, although still only a subcommittee within the King's Court, consisting of about sixteen people. The Vivier-en-Brie Ordinance of 1320, issued by Philip V , required
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#1732787472237968-522: The North Atlantic, are rugged and rocky, with sandy coves and beaches. The south coast, facing onto the Bay of Biscay, is flatter, much milder, and has a number of large sandy beaches. There are also many inlets on the south coast, such as La Trinité sur Mer, which in the past have been ports and commercial harbours, but today are more popular with yachtsmen and a dwindling fishing industry. The sea here
1012-453: The Orient; but its shipping and shipbuilding industries have largely declined, and like other ports on the south coast of Brittany, is better known today for its yachting and yacht-building industry. It is also the venue for Brittany's annual Interceltiques music and culture festival . Despite its limited size, Brittany is quite a diverse region; the north and west coasts, open to the force of
1056-453: The creation of the new region of Brittany, which included only four out of the five historical Breton departments. The term région was officially created by the Law of Decentralisation (2 March 1982), which also gave regions their legal status. The first direct elections for regional representatives took place on 16 March 1986. Brittany, located in the west-north-west corner of France, is one of
1100-423: The department of Côtes-d'Armor , a longtime stronghold of the political left. However, the whole of Brittany has recently been moving towards the left, in 2004 electing Jean-Yves Le Drian as its first Socialist regional president, and in the 2007 presidential election voting for Socialist Ségolène Royal . The centrist candidate François Bayrou also polled relatively highly in the region and Fougères elected
1144-405: The historic capital Nantes, became part of Pays de la Loire , while the other four departments became part of the Brittany region. The capital city of the modern Brittany region is Rennes, located in the central eastern part of the region; most of the major lines of communication between Brittany and Paris pass through Rennes, which is a large industrial and university city. Other important cities in
1188-525: The historic province of Brittany . It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France that do not contain any landlocked departments , the other being Corsica . Brittany is a peninsular region bordered by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south, and its neighbouring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. " Bro Gozh ma Zadoù "
1232-538: The historic provinces of France. The most Atlantic of France's regions, Brittany is noted for its Celtic heritage, which sets it apart from the rest of France. It enjoys a mild climate somewhat warmer though not necessarily drier than the climate of the Cornish peninsula in south-west Britain. The name "Brittany" derives from the Britons , an Insular Celtic (Brythonic) people who inhabited most of Great Britain during
1276-568: The increasingly regular "extraordinary" taxes ( aide , tallage , gabelle ) became the responsibility of the généraux of the Cour des aides (created in 1390). The Crown's domainal revenues, still retained by the Court of Accounts, fell in importance and value. By 1400, the Court's role had been much reduced. However, with the gradual enlargement of the Realm through conquest, the need for the Court remained secure. The oldest provincial Court of Accounts
1320-677: The mid-12th century, the Crown entrusted its finances to the Knights Templar , who maintained a banking establishment in Paris. The royal Treasury was henceforth organized like a bank and salaries and revenues were transferred between accounts. Royal accounting officers in the field, who sent revenues to the Temple, were audited by the King's Court, which had special clerks assigned to work at the Temple. These financial specialists came to be called
1364-507: The modern era: Wales and Cornwall . Initially divided into several small petty kingdoms , Brittany as a united political entity emerged in the 9th century as the Kingdom of Brittany . In the early 10th century the kingdom was devastated by Norse raids and occupation and from the mid-10th century became a vassal state of France as the Duchy of Brittany . The level of control exerted by
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1408-506: The prests. This complement grew by 50% in the next two decades but was reduced to seven masters and twelve clerks in 1346. The office of churchman Chief Baron ( président ) was created by the Ordinance of 1381, and a second lay Chief Baron was appointed in 1400. Clerks of court were eventually added to the Court's composition. Examiners ( correcteurs ) were created to assist the Barons ( maitres ). Other court officers ( conseillers ) appointed by
1452-540: The region are Brest , one of the two most important French naval ports, Saint-Malo , an imposing walled city on the north coast, and Vannes , the capital of the Morbihan , with an attractive old town centre. Quimper , the capital of the Finistère , and Saint-Brieuc , the capital of the Côtes-d'Armor , are less important. Lorient , in the Morbihan, was once a major shipping port trading with – as its name suggests –
1496-535: The region. The climate is drier in southern sections. The extreme northwest has up to 10 days with temperatures above 25 °C, while southeastern Brittany can have up to 50. Three Breton clubs play in Ligue 1 , the top tier of French football: Stade Rennais , Stade Brestois , and FC Lorient . Another historical club, En Avant Guingamp , plays in Ligue 2 , and Vannes OC plays in the third tier Championnat National . In rugby union , RC Vannes currently plays in
1540-401: The rest of France. The Breton language , though not much used in everyday life, and not understood by most of the modern population, has made a comeback in recent years, and is taught in many schools. Celtic traditions are reflected in Breton folk music, its Celtic festivals, and its prehistoric monuments. The name of Brittany derives from settlers from Great Britain , who fled the island in
1584-467: The seat of the Duchy's supreme court of justice between 1560 and 1789. Rennes had also been the administrative capital of the Intendant of Brittany between 1689 and 1789, and Intendances were the most important administrative units of the kingdom of France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As for the provincial States of Brittany, a legislative body which had originally met every two years in
1628-631: The second level, Pro D2 . The Brest Albatros Hockey is a Brest ice hockey club that plays in FFHG Division 1 . The Cesson Rennes Métropole Handball plays in LNH Division 1 . The Brest Bretagne Handball plays in French Women's Handball Championship . The Rennes Volley 35 plays in Ligue B . The Fortuneo–Vital Concept cycling pro team participate every year at the Tour de France ,
1672-503: The traditional language is Gallo , an Oïl language , which has also received regional recognition and is in the process of being revived. The French administration now allows for some Breton or Gallo to be used by the region and its communes, in road signs and names of towns and cities, alongside the official French language version. The two regional languages are also taught in some schools, and many folklore associations and clubs are trying to revive them. Brittany has historically been
1716-566: The wake of the Anglo-Saxon invasions of England between the fifth and seventh centuries. Unlike the rest of France and Brittany, Lower Brittany (roughly, west of a boundary from Saint Brieuc to Vannes ) has maintained a distinctly Celtic language , Breton , which is related to Cornish and Welsh . It was the dominant language in Lower, or western, Brittany until the mid-20th century. It has been granted regional language status and revival efforts are underway. In Upper, or eastern, Brittany ,
1760-619: Was 26,700 euros or 89% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 100% of the EU average. There are several airports in Brittany ( Rennes , Brest , Lorient ...) serving destinations in Europe . TGV train services link the region with cities such as Paris in 1h27m due to the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire , Lyon , Lille and the largest French cities. TER Bretagne
1804-401: Was created in 1941 from four of the five departments constituting the territory of traditional Brittany . The other is Loire-Atlantique , which is included in the region of Pays de la Loire , whose capital, Nantes , was a historical capital of the Duchy of Brittany . The capital of the administrative region is Rennes , although Nantes is considered the capital of historic Brittany and
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1848-576: Was established in the Palais de la Cité where it remained until the French Revolution . Its auditors were responsible for overseeing revenue from Crown estates and checking public spending. It audited the Royal Household, inspectors, royal commissioners, provosts, and lower court justices. In 1307, the Philip IV definitively removed royal funds from the Temple and placed them in the fortress of
1892-779: Was in Dauphiné and established in 1368. Other courts sprang up in Normandy (1465), Provence , Burgundy , Nantes in Brittany , Navarre (1527), Languedoc and Roussillon , and the cities of Nancy , Metz and Bar-le-Duc . Toward the end of the French monarchy and excluding the Paris Court of Accounts, out of 12 other regional courts of accounts, some (merged into the Cours des aides ) continued to exercise as financial courts presiding over tax and estate cases. Some sovereign courts of account were raised from grand feudal estates also existing in certain provinces, and did not therefore form
1936-531: Was the oldest and the forerunner of today's French Court of Audit . They oversaw public spending, handled finances, protected crown estates , audited the accounts of crown officials, and adjudicated any related matters of law. To oversee the Kingdom's revenues and expenditure, the French King first relied solely on his King's Court or Curia Regis , court officials who assisted him in governing. However, by
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