Cornouaille

Cornouaille is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with in neighbouring . This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princes from Cornwall who created an independent principality founded by Rivelen Mor Marthou, and the founding of the Bishopric of Cornouaille by ancient saints from Cornwall.
Wikipedia
  • Region with 475,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 110 metres (361 feet)
  • Description: historic province of Brittanny

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Spézet and Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Crann.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Cornouaille.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Cornouaille.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roudouallec.

Village
Photo: Cadouf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department of in north-western . is situated 8 km south of Cornouaille.

Cornouaille

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Latitude
48.19905° or 48° 11′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.69141° or 3° 41′ 29″ west
Open location code
8CWR58X5+JC
Geo­Names ID
8449367
Wiki­data ID
Q1134273

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Welsh—“Cornouaille” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Cornualla (Bretanya)”
  • Aragonese: “Cornualla”
  • Basque: “Bro Kernev”
  • Basque: “Kerne”
  • Breton: “Bro Gerne”
  • Breton: “Bro Gernev”
  • Breton: “Bro-Gerne”
  • Breton: “Bro-Gernev”
  • Breton: “Kerne”
  • Breton: “Kernev”
  • Catalan: “Bro Kernev”
  • Catalan: “Cornouaille”
  • Catalan: “Cornualla (Bretanya)”
  • Catalan: “Cornualla”
  • Chinese: “科努瓦耶”
  • Cornish: “Kernow Vian”
  • Cornish: “Kernow Vyghan”
  • Dutch: “Cornouaille”
  • Dutch: “Kerne”
  • Dutch: “Land van Cornouaille”
  • Esperanto: “Bro Kernev”
  • Esperanto: “Bro-Gerne”
  • Esperanto: “Cornouaille”
  • Esperanto: “Kernevo”
  • French: “Cornouaille”
  • French: “Kerne”
  • Galician: “Bro Gernev”
  • Galician: “Bro Kernev”
  • German: “Cornouaille”
  • Hungarian: “Cornouaille”
  • Irish: “Bro-Gerne”
  • Italian: “Cornouaille”
  • Italian: “Cornovaglia (Bretagna)”
  • Italian: “Cornovaglia”
  • Japanese: “コルヌアイユ”
  • Macedonian: “Корнуај”
  • Manx: “Bro-Gerne”
  • Ossetian: “Корнуай”
  • Polish: “Cornouaille”
  • Portuguese: “Cornouaille”
  • Portuguese: “Cornualha”
  • Russian: “Корнуай”
  • Russian: “Корнуаль”
  • Slovenian: “Cornouaille”
  • Spanish: “Cornualles (Bretana)”
  • Spanish: “Cornualles (Bretaña)”
  • Spanish: “Cornualles”
  • Urdu: “کورنوآئی”
  • Vietnamese: “Cornouaille”
  • Welsh: “Bro Gerne”
  • Welsh: “Bro-Gerne”
  • Welsh: “Cornouaille”
  • Welsh: “Kerne”
  • Welsh: “Kernev”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Restargoff and Bot Izel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bois de Toulaëron and Roc’h Toullaëron.

Brittany: Highlights

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