Brittany (administrative region)
Brittany
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The cliffs of Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses | |
| Anthem: "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′N 3°00′W / 48.000°N 3.000°W | |
| Country | France |
| Prefecture | Rennes |
| Departments | 4
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| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Loïg Chesnais-Girard |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,208 km2 (10,505 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,422,845 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €108.252 billion |
| • Per capita | €32,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-BRE |
| NUTS Region | FR5 |
| Website | www.bretagne.bzh |
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The region Brittany (French: Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ⓘ; Breton: Breizh [brɛjs]; Gallo: Bertaèyn [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is an administrative region of Metropolitan France, comprising the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Morbihan. Its capital and largest city is Rennes.
Bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) to the south, Brittany's neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France where all departments have direct access to the sea, the other being Corsica.
The region of Brittany is sometimes referred to as “administrative Brittany” in contrast to “historical Brittany” or “cultural Brittany”, which also includes the Loire-Atlantique and the question of its connection with the rest of the administrative region is being discussed.