Vannes

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Coordinates: 47°39′21″N 2°45′37″W / 47.65583, -2.76028

Commune of Vannes
Gwened
The old town centre
Location
Coordinates	47°39′21″N 2°45′37″W / 47.65583, -2.76028
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bretagne
Department	Morbihan (préfecture)
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Chief town of 3 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Vannes
Mayor	François Goulard (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–56 m (avg. 22 m)
Land area¹	32.3 km²
Population² (1999)	51,759 (Vannetais)
- Density	1,602/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	56260/ 56000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France. It was founded over 2000 years ago.^[1]

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Architecture 5 In fiction 6 Miscellaneous 6.1 Births 6.2 Sister cities 7 See also 8 Gallery 9 External links 10 References

[edit] Geography

Vannes is located along the Gulf of Morbihan, at the confluence of the Vannes River. It is a market town and often linked to the sea.

[edit] History

Darioritum (first name of Vannes) was founded in the first century BC by the Romans.

The diocese of Vannes was erected in the 5th century. The Council of Vannes was held here in 461.

The first historical ruler of Vannes was Waroch.

[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Vannes are called Vannetais.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 51,759.

[edit] Architecture

• Cathedral of St Peter
• Church of St Patern
• Château Gaillard (archaeological museum)
• Cohu (cultural museum)
• Hôtel de Ville
• Tour du Connétable (part of the old city walls)

[edit] In fiction

In the novels of Alexandre Dumas, the musketeer Aramis appears at one point as bishop of Vannes.

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Births

Vannes was the birthplace of:

• Francis I (1414-1450), duke of Brittany
• Paul César Helleu (1859-1927), artist
• Yves Rocard (1903-1992), physicist
• Alain Resnais (born 1922), film director
• Yves Coppens (born 1934), anthropologist
• Bernard Poignant (born 1945), French politician
• Mathieu Berson (born 1980), footballer

[edit] Sister cities

Vannes is paired with:

• Mons, Belgium since 1952
• Cuxhaven, Germany since 1963
• Fareham, United Kingdom since 1967

It has partnerships (partenariats) with:

• Barouéli, Mali
• Wałbrzych, Poland

[edit] See also

• Veneti (Gaul)
• Saint Meriasek
• Operation Dingson
• Communes of the Morbihan department

[edit] Gallery

In the old town centre	Harbour to cathedral	City Hall	Vannes Cathedral
	St. Patern church	Street in town center	Gulf of Morbihan

[edit] External links

• Official web site of the city
• Vannes travel guide from Wikitravel
• Photos of Vannes in 3d (Anaglyphs)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Vannes (French)

[edit] References

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