Brittany or Bretagne, is a region of north-west France in the Breton peninsular between the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. Brittany was formerly an ancient duchy and province of France, corresponding nearly to the modern departments of Finisterre, Cotes du Nord, Morbihan, Ille et Vilaine, Loire Inferieure. It is supposed to have received its name from the Britons who were expelled from England and took refuge here in the fifth century. Along the coast and towards its seaward extremity the country is remarkably rugged, but elsewhere there are many beautiful and fertile tracts. Fisheries employ many of the inhabitants. The people still retain their ancient language, which is closely allied to Welsh and Cornish. Research Brittany
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