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 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
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Region | |
The cliffs of Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Bro Gozh ma Zadoù | |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,394,567 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/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 | bretagne.bzh |
Brittany is a peninsular region bordered by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south, and its neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" 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.