Country of Leon

the country of Leon is area of Brittany whose limit with Trégor is the river of Morlaix, and that with the Cornwall is located at Landerneau on the level of the river of the Élorn and particularly on the level of the Bridge of. One says besides into Breton: “War bridge Landerne E vezer rear PEN E Leon hag rear revr E Kerne” . i.e.: “on the bridge of Landerneau, one with the head as a Leon and the bottom in Cornwall”.

Capitals

The religious Capitale of the Leon is Saint-Pol.-of-Leon, famous for his Cathédrale and the bell-tower of Kreisker ( downtown area in Breton). Today, the influence of this city did not decrease, it is not any more but one place chief of canton of 7.000 inhabitants but its historical importance and nun make that Léonards regard it as the real capital of Finistère-North, with depends on Brest.

The administrative and legal capital of the Leon with the ducal time as under the old mode was Lesneven, chief town of baillie and châtellenie ducal. Conquet, Landerneau and Morlaix were the most active ports. Conquet had its hour of glory at the 16th century with a school of cartography envied even by the English and the Dutch. The advantageous position of basic port of estuary of Landerneau and Morlaix ensured to them a long prosperity based on the Exportation of created of the Leon.

Nowadays, the claims of all these cities had to yield it to Brest, capital from any point of view if not monk. Brest, this " black spot on the white fur-lined coat of Léon" (Brest being famous evil famed and the Catholic countryside léonarde extremely ).

The Leon is especially known for his agricultural activity, mainly the production of cauliflowers and Artichaut S (n°1 in France). The fishing and the Agribusiness industries are as well developed.

Local competitions

There exists an ancestral and always sharp competition between Léonards ( Leonad , Leoniz into Breton) and their neighbors of the Trégor and the Cornwall. Léonard is famous very preserving monk, , miserly and endowed with a good spirit of company, which is not the case of its more considered neighbors laxists and goods - alive. At the time modern, on the political plan, Léonard was considered to vote traditionally on the right, while Trégorrois and Cornouaillais were rather attracted by the left.

These competitions tend to disappear with the new generations, even if historically, they are often the subject of the jokes which belong to the local Breton culture.

Religious tradition

The Leon has a very old religious tradition, which goes back to the creation of évêché at the 6th century. The country provided the battalions of the catholic clergy during several hundred years, and the power of this clergy made speak about theocracy. This clergy was formed in the local institutions, and the disciples were sent évangéliser the remainder of the department, but also to feed the missions of Indo-China and Africa progressively of progress of the Colonialisme French, as the publications testify some to the diocese.

Rivers of the Leon

Of West in Is (to be supplemented)

Breton language

The léonard is an alternative of the Breton language (the L of KLT). It is distinguished from Breton from the remainder from the peninsula by the pronunciation from the final syllables from the words ( ez marked “E” in Cornwall, Trégor and Vannetais and “èze” as a Leon).

Léonards authors

- With the 21e century:

Mikael Madeg
Goulc'han Kervella

The Leon nowadays

Composed of 112 communes (on the basis of current commune), the Leon counted (with the last census of 1999): 405082 inhabitants for an total surface area of 2019 km ².

Internal bonds

List of the bishops of Leon (until 1802);
List of the bishops of Quimper and Leon (since 1802)
Diocese of Leon

External bond

Geography of Brittany, lists cities of the Leon

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