Île de Bréhat
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Bréhat Île-de-Bréhat Enez-Vriad |
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Port-Clos landing stage at low tide
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 Bréhat
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Location within Brittany region
Bréhat
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| Coordinates: 48°50′49″N 2°59′55″W / 48.8469°N 2.9986°WCoordinates: 48°50′49″N 2°59′55″W / 48.8469°N 2.9986°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Paimpol |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patrick Huet |
| Area1 | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)2 | 400 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22016 / 22870 |
| Elevation | 0–34 m (0–112 ft) |
| Website | Site de la mairie de l'île de Bréhat |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bréhat (French: Île-de-Bréhat, Breton: Enez Vriad) is an island and commune located near Paimpol, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.
Bréhat is actually an archipelago composed of two main islands, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones. It is famous for its pink granite rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream coming from across the Atlantic.
Many day-trippers come to Brehat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) and visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon & Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat.
Inhabitants of Île-de-Bréhat are called bréhatins in French.
La Croix Lighthouse
Paon Lighthouse
Chapelle St Michel
Chapelle Keranoux
St Michael's chapel
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