Île-de-Bréhat
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Bréhat (French: Île-de-Bréhat, French pronunciation: [il də bʁea]; Breton: Enez Vriad) is an island and commune located near Paimpol, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.
Bréhat
Île-de-Bréhat Enez-Vriad | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′51″N 3°00′00″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
Canton | Paimpol |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Carré[1] |
Area 1 | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 402 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22016 /22870 |
Elevation | 0–34 m (0–112 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bréhat is actually an archipelago composed of two main islands, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones. It is famous for its pink granite rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream coming from across the Atlantic.
Many day-trippers come to Bréhat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) which sails from Pointe de l'Arcouest, to the north of Paimpol, taking about 10 minutes.[3] They come to visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon and Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot [fr] water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat. In June 2023 the local municipality imposed a limit on the numbers of summer tourists, citing "overtourism".[4]