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| Page Views: 1,125 Last Visit to Rennes: August, 2004 | A French city in Bretagne by Mikebond - last update: Oct 29, 2007 |
Breton historically but not culturally Rennes is the historical and administrative capital city of Bretagne, but it has been sharing this role with Nantes along the times. When I visited it, I had the impression that Rennes and its département Ille-et-Vilaine are not very Breton from the cultural point of view. In fact, this is the only part of the region where Breizhonnec (the Breton language) is not spoken. However, my VT friend JLBG has remarked that "Rennes is Breton. It is the capital city of the Bretagne Gallo (Haute Bretagne), as opposed to the Bretagne Bretonnante (Basse Bretagne). Local people didn't speak French, but Gallo, a Roman language. Breton doesn't refer only to Low Bretagne."
Thanks to Jean-Louis for pointing out this. |
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| Pros: | "very clean, with a good public transport system" | | Cons: | "it isn't a Breton city like the others" | | In A Nutshell: | "A city of students and young people!" |
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starship Mon May 12, 2008 13:39 UTC
A return visit to your page brings back memories of a long ago trip to France! | JLBG Sun Jan 7, 2007 07:23 UTC
Rennes est bien Bretonne. C'est la capitale de la Bretagne Gallo (Haute Bretagne), par opposition à la Bretagne Bretonnante (Basse Bretagne). On n'y parlait pas Français mais Gallo, une langue Romane. Breton ne veut pas dire uniquement "de Basse Bretagne" | Cristian_Uluru Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:31 UTC
Interessante pagina. Assomiglia molto a Fougeres!!!Sto iniziando a creare la pagina di Praga! Buona domenica! | codrutz Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:08 UTC
Very interesting virtual trip on the old streets of Rennes. Looks a little bit like Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany, but the walls of the city are not there anymore |
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