Lamballe ( French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bal] ; Breton : Lambal ; Gallo : Lanball ) is a town and a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor .
16-471: It lies on the river Gouessant 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Saint-Brieuc by rail. Lamballe station is served by high speed trains to Brest, Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Brest, Saint-Brieuc, Dol-de-Bretagne and Rennes. Lamballe was the capital of the territory of the Counts of Penthièvre , who in 1569 were made dukes. La Noue , the famous Huguenot leader, was mortally wounded in 1591 in
32-542: A council worker driving a truckload of it fell unconscious at the wheel and died. Langueux , La Méaugon , Plérin , Ploufragan , Trégueux and Trémuson . Saint-Brieuc experiences an oceanic climate . Saint-Brieuc is one of the towns in Europe that host the IU Honors Program . The Cemetery of Saint Michel contains graves of several notable Bretons, and sculptures by Paul le Goff and Jean Boucher . Outside
48-554: A top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guingamp , which played in Ligue 1 from 2013 until 2019 . Guingamp station is served by high speed trains to Brest, Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Brest, Lannion, Carhaix, Paimpol and Rennes. The town has the remains of three successive castles, the last of which was razed to the ground by the order of Cardinal Richelieu in the early 17th century. They were reduced to three towers. Vincent de Bourbon , great-grandson of Louis XIV,
64-715: Is located by the English Channel , on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/ Gouët and the Gouedig/ Gouédic . Other towns of notable size in the département of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/ Guingamp , Dinan , and Lannuon/ Lannion all sous-préfectures . In 2009, large amounts of sea lettuce , a type of alga , washed up on many beaches of Brittany, and when it rotted it emitted dangerous levels of hydrogen sulphide . A horse and some dogs died and
80-425: Is manufactured in the environs. The town of Lamballe is noted for its exceptional weekly market. Although held on Thursday mornings only, this market is known as one of France's finest, with people travelling from far and wide to visit it and enjoy its gastronomic delights. According to locals, something that must be tried here is a local speciality of galettes with sausages, apparently irresistibly delicious, and also
96-621: Is named after a Welsh monk, Brioc , who Christianised the region in the 5th century and established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc , one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany, which were used as administrative areas before the French Revolution , was named after Saint-Brieuc. It also dates from the Middle Ages when the ‘pays de Saint Brieuc’, or Penteur, was established by Duke Arthur II of Brittany as one of his eight ‘battles’ or administrative regions. The town
112-551: The Coupe de France against Rennes in the 2008–09 season while it was still part of Ligue 2 . The team returned to Ligue 1 for the 2013–14 season for the first time in 9 years. Guingamp again won the French Cup against Rennes in 2013–14 and qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League . With 18,120 seats, the Stade de Roudourou which is the club's stadium has a capacity greater than
128-615: The Breton buckwheat pancakes (Galettes, the sweet ones are the crepes that we are all familiar with), cider and seafood for which the area is famed. Lamballe is twinned with Oliveira do Bairro , Portugal Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc ( [sɛ̃ bʁijø] , Breton : Sant-Brieg pronounced [sãnt ˈbriːɛk] , Gallo : Saent-Berioec ) is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Saint-Brieuc
144-583: The former commune of Meslin was merged into Lamballe. Inhabitants of Lamballe are called lamballais in French. Crowning the eminence on which the town is built is a beautiful Gothic church (13th and 14th centuries), once the chapel of the castle of the counts of Penthièvre . Of the other buildings, the church of St Martin (11th, 16th and 16th centuries) is the chief. Lamballe has an important stud farm , called Haras National de Lamballe , and carries on trade in grain, tanning and leather-dressing; earthenware
160-501: The most famous victims of the French Revolution . Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de la Rouërie , hero of the American war of independence , died near Lamballe in 1793. Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet 's ascendant, Guillame Pinochet, was a Lamballe native of Breton descent. He migrated to then-Spanish Chile in the 18th century. In 1973 Lamballe absorbed four former communes: Maroué, La Poterie, Saint-Aaron and Trégomar. On 1 January 2016
176-427: The place of residence for many notable people. Saint-Brieuc préfecture of the Côtes-d'Armor is twinned with: Guingamp Guingamp ( French: [ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃] ; Breton : Gwengamp [ˈɡwɛ̃ŋɡãmp] ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France . With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have
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#1732854682723192-405: The siege of the castle, which was dismantled in 1626 by Richelieu . The last Duke of Penthièvre granted his son Louis the title Prince of Lamballe. The Prince de Lamballe married Marie Therese de Savoie-Carignan and she took the title Princesse de Lamballe . The Princess lived with her father-in-law after the early death of her husband. She was a close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette and one of
208-431: The total population of Guingamp (7,115 inhabitants). The Saint Loup festival, a national competition of Breton dances and international festival, takes place every in around mid August. It culminates in a traditional dance called la Dérobée de Guingamp . The festival features Celtic musicians from Asturias , Ireland , Galicia , Scotland , Wales , and elsewhere. Breton dance features in other cultural manifestations and
224-549: The wall is Armel Beaufils 's statue of Anatole Le Braz . Le Goff, who was killed with his two brothers in World War I, is also commemorated in a street and with his major sculptural work La forme se dégageant de la matière in the central gardens, which also includes a memorial to him by Jules-Charles Le Bozec and work by Francis Renaud . The town of St. Brieux in Saskatchewan, Canada is named after Saint-Brieuc of Brittany. It
240-511: Was Count of Guingamp from 1750 to his death in 1752. Guingamp is an urban commune part of the urban unit of Guingamp with 5 others cities of the department representing 22,049 inhabitant. The commune is also part of the Guingamp functional area . This area, which includes 15 communes, is categorized as an area of less than 50,000 inhabitants in 2020. The city is well-known for its professional football team, En Avant de Guingamp , which won
256-612: Was founded by immigrants from this region in Brittany. It was settled in the early 1900s. Inhabitants of Saint-Brieuc are called Briochins in French. In 2008, 3.98% of primary school children attended bilingual schools. The Saint-Brieuc railway station , situated on the Paris–Brest railway , is connected by TGV Atlantique to Paris Montparnasse station , with a journey time of about 3 hours. There are no scheduled air services from Saint-Brieuc – Armor Airport . Saint-Brieuc has been
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