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    Côtes-d'Armor. It contains the castles Château de Comper and Château de Trécesson as well as the Forges of Paimpont, a national historical site. It has been...
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    small lake now known as the Étang de Paimpont. Inhabitants of Paimpont are called Paimpontais in French. Paimpont forest Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine...
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    legend, as well as a physical site located in central Brittany, in the Paimpont forest. The legend attached to it is primarily recounted in the Lancelot-Grail:...
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    of revenue. In addition, he held an annuity on the Paimpont forest, the townhouse named "Hôtel de La Suze" in Nantes and the lordship of La Bénate "encompassing...
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    successively from 1864 to 1877 as curate at Paimpont, where he ministered to the chapel of Saint-Éloi-des-Forges. He supported the striking workers of the...
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    Dol-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [dɔl də bʁətaɲ], literally Dol of Brittany; Breton: Dol; Gallo: Dóu), cited in most historical records under its...
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    Forges-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [fɔʁʒ la fɔʁɛ]; Gallo: Lez Forj-la-Forést, Breton: Govelioù-ar-C'hoad) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department...
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    de Guichen Armand Tuffin de La Rouërie François René Jean de Pommereul [fr] Gilbert de Pommereul [fr] Aimé Picquet du Boisguy Jean Ambroise Baston de...
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    Louvigné-de-Bais (French pronunciation: [luviɲe də bɛ], literally Louvigné of Bais; Breton: Louvigneg-Baez) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department...
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    "Calcul de distance à vol d'oiseau". coordonnees-gps.fr. Retrieved 17 October 2023. "Répertoire géographique des communes". Institut national de l'information...
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    Chartres-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁtʁ də bʁətaɲ]; Breton: Karnod, Gallo: Chartr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany...
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    the Carolingian Emperor Louis the Pious founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the life of the abbey still exist. The...
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    be an independent republic, when 'la république de Saint-Malo' (Saint Malo Republic) functioned as a de facto micronation, and from whence the town takes...
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    Montauban-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃ də bʁətaɲ], literally Montauban of Brittany; Breton: Menezalban, Gallo: Montauban) is a commune...
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    The oyster market (marché aux huîtres) at the harbour at the end of Quai de l'Administrateur en Chef Thomas offers a wide variety of local oysters at...
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    palms and plants, which stretch round the coast on the Promenade du Clair de Lune. The most exclusive hotels are the Grand Hôtel Barrière (5-star) which...
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    Bain-de-Bretagne (Breton: Baen-Veur, Gallo: Bóen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. The river Semnon forms...
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    Jean Boucher, who was born there. A sculpture park extends from the Hotel de Ville, and a large statue commemorating Camille Desmoulins occupies a nearby...
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    Romantique Communauté de communes de Brocéliande Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude (partly) Communauté de communes Couesnon Marches de Bretagne CC Liffré-Cormier...
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    La Guerche-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [la ɡɛʁʃ də bʁətaɲ]; Breton: Gwerc'h-Breizh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in...
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    estimated by Arthur de Borderie at 7,800 inhabitants, matching that of the towns of Vannes and Quimper. At the time of the birth of Madame de Sévigné, about...
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    Comparateur de territoire Unité urbaine 2020 de Rennes (35701), Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Rennes (013), INSEE "Ministère de la Culture – Maintenance"...
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    Saint-Georges-de-Gréhaigne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də ɡʁe.ɛɲ]; Gallo: Saent-Jord-de-Gerhaènn, Breton: Sant-Jord-Grehan) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine...
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    Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf də valɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department...
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    Sens-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃s də bʁətaɲ]; Breton: Sen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France...
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    révolutionnaires en Ille-et-Vilaine », in Annales de Bretagne, volume 21, tome 4, 1905, p. 398-399 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune...
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    Saint-Malo-de-Phily (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ malo də fili]; Breton: Sant-Maloù-Fili) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern...
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    Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa de.z‿ɔ̃d]; Breton: Lanwezoù) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department in Brittany in northwestern...
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    Parthenay-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [paʁtənɛ də bʁətaɲ]; Breton: Parzheneg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern...
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    located west of Rennes between Montauban-de-Bretagne and Gaël. The town was the birthplace of the 3-time Tour de France winner Louison Bobet and it hosted...
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