Saint-Briac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁijak syʁ mɛʁ], literally Saint-Briac on Sea; Breton: Sant-Briag; Gallo: Saent-Beriac), is a commune in...
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it can be seen in the "salle des conseils". Located in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer's boulevard de la Mer, this 1937 bronze plaque by Armel Beaufils depicts the...
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(disambiguation) Les Essarts is also the name of the Forbes family estate in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer. Essarts designates in French a spot in a forest supposed to be deforested...
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candidate in the 1981 French presidential election and the mayor of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer near the Forbes family estate in France from 1995 to 2008. He was...
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Brice Lalonde (category Politicians from Neuilly-sur-Seine)
Minister of France (1990–92). From 1995 to 2008, he was the mayor of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, a small Breton village where the Forbes family have a villa. In...
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(35246) Roz-sur-Couesnon (35247) Sains (35248) Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes (35255) Saint-Briac-sur-Mer (35256) Saint-Brieuc-des-Iffs (35258) Saint-Broladre (35259)...
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shortened their lines and drew closer to the ancient citadel at St. Servan-sur-Mer, now reinforced with concrete. Effective German artillery emplacements...
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as part of the LET Access Series, held between 2010 and 2015 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Brittany, France. The tournament was played at the Dinard course...
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and sculpture. Jaeckin died from cancer in a hospital near his home in Saint-Malo on 6 September 2022. Emmanuelle (1974) Story of O (Histoire d'O) (1975)...
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northwestern France. Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon River 33 km northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel. The neighboring...
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Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (category Burials at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)
help dissolve Russia. During World War II, Vladimir was living in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer in Brittany. On June 26, 1941, he issued this statement: "In this...
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and a hall which hosts many expositions. The nearby towns of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer and Saint-Lunaire also feature respectively a fairly large golf course...
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Paul Grandhomme (1851, Paris, France – 1944, Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, France) was a French medalist, engraver and enameller. He was originally trained as...
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Rennes (section Place Saint-Anne area)
primarily along the roads of Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Georges, de Saint-Malo, Saint-Guillaume, des Dames, du Chapitre, Vasselot, Saint-Michel, de la Psallette...
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family eventually left Finland and headed first to Coburg and then to Saint-Briac, France. Kira was born Princess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, but her father...
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Fougères (section The Saint-Sulpice Church)
images de poche [Fougères, memories in handheld images] (in French). Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: éditions Alan Sutton. "Fougères et sa forêt" [Fougères and its...
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Golf, Espoo, Nyland France Dinard Golf, Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Bretagne Granville Golf Club, Bréville-sur-Mer, Basse-Normandie Germany Golf Club Budersand...
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the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis the Pious founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the life of the abbey still...
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but Saint-Lunaire and its neighbour Saint-Briac-sur-Mer are still considered to be two of Brittany's most elegant resorts. Inhabitants of Saint-Lunaire...
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Briag (redirect from Saint Briag)
Côtes-d'Armor where he founded a monastery. The commune Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is named for Saint Briag. Today, Briag is a common given name in Breton with...
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Brothers of Saint Gabriel. It is the site of frequent "Montfortian pilgrimages" to Montfort-sur-Meu. The towns located next to Montfort-sur-Meu are Iffendic...
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Guy Bernardin was a French sailor born in 1945 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine, and disappeared at sea in August 2017, is a French skipper. He...
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Le Vivier-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [lə vivje syʁ mɛʁ], literally Le Vivier on Sea; Breton: Gwiver; Gallo: Le Vivier) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine...
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Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (category Burials at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)
moved to a small residence in the tiny French fishing village of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer. After a London court order in July 1924 recognized Grand Duke Michael...
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seat is in Saint-Malo. It consists of the following communes: Dinard Le Minihic-sur-Rance Pleurtuit La Richardais Saint-Briac-sur-Mer Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets...
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birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan. Inhabitants of Cancale are called Cancalais in French. Cancale is located at the western end of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel...
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it was the fifth most populous commune in the department after Rennes, Saint-Malo, Fougères, and Vitré. Inhabitants of Cesson-Sévigné are called Cessonnais...
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peak came in the 16th century when the "Confrérie des Marchands d'Outre-Mer" - merchant venturers - sold the hemp produced locally throughout Europe...
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southeast of Saint-Malo. Dol-de-Bretagne station is served by high speed trains to Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Saint-Malo, Saint-Brieuc, Granville...
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name Anne-Marie Larue. Rouchon grew up in the town of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer and trained in nearby Saint-Lunaire. Active during the 1960s and 1970s, Rouchon...
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