Vannes
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Not to be confused with Vennes, also a commune of France.
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Commune of Vannes |
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| Gwened | ||
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| Old town walls | ||
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| Coordinates | 47°39′21″N 2°45′37″W / 47.65583°N 2.76028°W | |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Vannes | |
| Mayor | François Goulard (2008–2014) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 0–56 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 22 m/72 ft) |
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| Land area1 | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 51,759 (1999) | |
| - Density | 1,602 /km² (4,150 /sq mi) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 56260/ 56000 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Bretagne in northwestern France.
It was founded over 2000 years ago.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Vannes is located on the Gulf of Morbihan at the mouth of the Vannes River. It is around 100 km north-west of Nantes and 300 km west of Paris. Vannes is a market town and often linked to the sea.
[edit] History
Darioritum (first name of Vannes) was founded in the first century BC by the Romans.
The diocese of Vannes was erected in the 5th century. The Council of Vannes was held here in 461.
The first historical ruler of Vannes was Waroch.
[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Vannes are called Vannetais.
[edit] Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on October the 12th of 2007.
In 2007, 7.5% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[2]
[edit] Architecture
- Cathedral of St Peter
- Church of St Patern
- Château Gaillard (archaeological museum)
- Musée de la Cohue (cultural museum)
- Hôtel de Ville
- Tour du Connétable (part of the old city walls)
[edit] In fiction
In the novels of Alexandre Dumas, the musketeer Aramis appears at one point as bishop of Vannes.
[edit] Personalities
Vannes was the birthplace of:
- Francis I (1414–1450), duke of Brittany
- Paul César Helleu (1859–1927), artist
- Yves Rocard (1903–1992), physicist
- Alain Resnais (born 1922), film director
- Yves Coppens (born 1934), anthropologist
- Bernard Poignant (born 1945), French politician
- Mathieu Berson (born 1980), footballer
[edit] Sister cities
Vannes is twinned with:
It has partnerships (partenariats) with:
[edit] See also
[edit] Gallery
 In the old town centre |
 Harbour to cathedral |
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 St. Patern church |
 Street in town center |
[edit] External links
- (French)Official web site of the city
- Vannes travel guide from Wikitravel
- (French) French Ministry of Culture list for Vannes
[edit] References
- ^ [1], history of Vannes by Official web site of the city
- ^ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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