Brittany

    Brittany

    Breizh

    State
    France
    Area
    34.023 km2
    Population
    4.829.968 inhabitants (2021)
    Languages
    Breton, French
    Official languages
    French

    Native language speakers
    4,5% (2018)
    Main cities
    Nantes, Rennes, Brest
    Per capita income
    34.620 € (2022)
    Main religious culture
    Catholic Christian
    National bank holiday
    Gouel Erwan (19 May)
    Main nationalist parties
    BREIZHISTANCE, PARTI BRETON/STROLLAD BREIZH, UNION DEMOCRATIQUE BRETONNE/UNVANIEZH DEMOKRATEL BREIZH
    Nationalist share in the native parliament
    5%-10% (In local and regional elections, there is no own Parliament)

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