Brittany



Brittany is a region in Northwest France. In Breton it is called Breizh and in French Bretagne. Today the official administrative region has 4 departments: Before 1941, a fifth département was part of Brittany: Loire-Atlantique. The five departements are called "historical Brittany".
 * Côtes-d'Armor
 * Finistère
 * Ille-et-Vilaine
 * Morbihan

Brittany is situated in the West of France and its coastline juts out into the Atlantic. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Brittany has a mild and temperate climate with warm summers and wet winters.

Three languages are traditionally spoken in Brittany:
 * Breton language in the West part, a Celtic mix similar to Cornish;
 * Gallo (an evolution of the roman language) in the East part;
 * And everywhere, French.

The capital of Brittany is Rennes, a lively city in the Ille-et-Vilaine department.

Brittany is the home of the world's largest collection of standing stones in one place, the Carnac stones.

Brittany's main industry is agriculture, in particular: pork farming, chicken farming and the production of maize (for cattle feed). Brittany is also the name of a dog breed.