Everything about Morbihan totally explained
Morbihan is a
department in the northwest of
France named after the Morbihan (
small sea in
Breton), the enclosed sea that's the principal feature of the coastline.
History
Morbihan is 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.
Geography
Morbihan is part of the current
region 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.
The
Gulf of Morbihan has many islands: 365 according to legend, but, in reality, between 30 and 40, according to how they're counted. There are also many islets which are too small to be built. Of these islands, all but two are private: l'Île aux Moines and l'Île D'Arz. The others are privately owned, some by movie stars or fashion designers.
In the department of Morbihan, but outside the Gulf, there are four inhabited islands:
Meaban, just outside the Port du Crouesty is an ornithological reserve and it's forbidden to alight there.
Culture
The Breton language is an important issue, with many advocating bilingual education.
Tourism
. The megalithic alignments of Carnac are situated in Morbihan.
. Tourism office of Auray
Further Information
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