Saint-Servan

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Saint-Servan is a town of western France, in Brittany, situated 2 miles from the Ferry port of St Malo.

Saint-Servan is a beautiful walled fortress city, which has sandy beaches and excellent facilities. It is renowned for its lovely shops and restaurants, and artists and performers fill the streets during the summer months. Its population in 1906 was 1,965. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged, together with Paramé, into the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Originally, the area was known as Aleth and it was for this settlement that the 5th century Saint Malo was elected the first bishop.

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Louis Duchesne (1843-1922), historian and writer.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.