Morbihan
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| Morbihan | |
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| The Morbihan coat of arms | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 56 |
| Région: | Bretagne |
| Préfecture: | Vannes |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Lorient Pontivy |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 42 |
| Communes: | 261 |
| Conseiller Général: | Joseph-François Kergueris |
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| Population | Ranked 32nd |
| -1999 | 643,873 |
| Population density: | 94/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6823 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Morbihan is a département in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.
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[edit] History
Morbihan was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany.
[edit] Geography
Morbihan is part of the current région of Bretagne and is surrounded by the departments of Finistère, Côte-d'Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Loire-Atlantique, and the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest.
In the Gulf of Morbihan are many inhabited islands. The most important is the "île aux moines".
In the department of Morbihan, but outside the Gulf, there are four inhabited islands:
- Meaban, on which there is an ornithological preserve is uninhabited.
[edit] Culture
The Breton language is an important issue, with many advocating bilingual education.
[edit] Tourism
The megalithic alignments of Carnac are situated in Morbihan.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Morbihan département
- Communes of the Morbihan département
- Arrondissements of the Morbihan département
[edit] External links
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- (French) Cultural Heritage
- http://www.morbihan.com/
- http://www.breizh-voyages.fr
- Hiking in Morbihan (in English)
- Brittany Gite:[1] Self catering accommodation in Morbihan.
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