Comment dire Brest en breton ?
Bernard Tanguy : » Bresta super Caprellam, 1019; (Havre et ville de) Brest, XIIè siècle; Villa, castrum et portus de Brest, 1239; en breton : Brest.
Quel est le surnom de Brest ?
cité du Ponant
Bien que Brest, aussi appelée la cité du Ponant, soit la ville la plus peuplée du Finistère, la préfecture du département est Quimper.
Comment appelle on les habitants de Brest ?
Brest est une ville française de Bretagne, chef-lieu d’un arrondissement du département du Finistère (29). Son nom en français provient du nom breton qui serait une forme abrégée de Beg ar Rest (la pointe du château). Ses habitants sont appelés les « Brestois et Brestoises » (en breton Brestad ha Brestadez).
Comment Appelle-t-on les habitants du Finistère ?
Le Finistère /fi….Finistère.
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Gentilé | Finistériens |
| Population | 911 735 hab. (2018) |
| Densité | 135 hab./km2 |
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What is it like to visit the town of Brest?
- Brest is Brittany’s second largest administrative centre, and has a great deal to offer. Although it was heavily bombed in 1944, this is by no means the town’s most interesting feature: it has rebuilt itself around a vision of the future, with incredible constructions like the Pont de l’Iroise bridge, which crosses the river Elorn.
What is the history of Brest in France?
- During the Middle Ages, the history of Brest was the history of its castle. Then Richelieu made it a military harbour in 1631. Brest grew around its arsenal until the second part of the 20th century.
What is the origin of the name Brest?
- The name of the town is first recorded as Bresta; it may derive from * brigs, a Celtic word for « hill. » Nothing definite is known of Brest before about 1240, when Harvey V, Lord of Léon ceded it to John I, Duke of Brittany.
How many people speak Breton in Lower Brittany?
- A statistical survey in 1997 found around 300,000 speakers in Lower Brittany, of whom about 190,000 were aged 60 or older. Few 15- to 19-year-olds spoke Breton. In 1993, parents were finally legally allowed to give their children Breton names. In 1925, Professor Roparz Hemon founded the Breton-language review Gwalarn.
