Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany.
Saint-Brieuc
Sant-Brieg | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Brieuc Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Brieuc | |
  Saint-Brieuc  Saint-Brieuc | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′49″N 2°45′55″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Brieuc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bruno Joncour (MoDem) |
| Area 1 | 21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 45,936 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22278 /22000 |
| Elevation | 0–134 m (0–440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Born in Saint-Brieuc
- Émile Durand (1830–1903), music theorist and teacher
- Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838–1889), symbolist writer
- Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë (1852-1931), engineer
- Célestin Bouglé (1870–1940), philosopher
- Octave-Louis Aubert (1870–1950), editor
- Louis Guilloux (1899–1980), writer
- Henri Nomy (1899–1971), admiral
- Maryvonne Dupureur (1937–2008), athlete, Olympic 800m silver medallist
- Patrick Dewaere (1947–1982), actor
- Anne-Marie Idrac (1951- ), politician
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine, footballer
- Mamadou Wague, footballer
- Yelle (Julie Budet) 1983 – present, musician
Sister cities
Saint-Brieuc préfecture of the Côtes-d'Armor is twinned with :
Alsdorf, Germany, since 1970
Aberystwyth, Wales, since 1973
Agia Paraskevi, Greece, since 1991
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