Morlaix

Morlaix

also called  Ville de Bretagne,  

      seaport town, Finistère département, Brittany région, western France, situated on the Dossen Estuary, a tidal inlet of the English Channel, northeast of Brest. Coins found in the vicinity suggest Roman occupation of the site (possibly Mons Relaxus). The counts of Léon held the lordship in the 12th century, but this was disputed by the dukes of Brittany. Morlaix was captured by the English in 1187 and 1522. It has several 15th–16th-century houses (notably Maison de la Reine Anne) and the 15th-century Gothic church of Saint-Melaine. The town is dominated by a two-storied railway viaduct (built 1861–64, partially destroyed by the Royal Air Force in 1943 and now reconstructed) that spans the valley 200 ft (60 m) above the quays. A French revolutionary general, J.V. Moreau, was born there in 1763. The Baie (bay) de Morlaix is a centre of intense oyster cultivation, and the town itself is a fishing port. Morlaix is also a tourist centre with a yachting harbour. Apart from acting as a local service centre, Morlaix houses a range of industries, including food processing, electronics, and printing. Pop. (1999) 15,226; (2005 est.) 14,998.

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