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Lower Brittany (Breton: Breizh-Izel; French: Basse-Bretagne) denotes the parts of Brittany west of Ploërmel, where the Breton language has been traditionally spoken, and where the culture associated with this language is most prolific.
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Unlike the rest of France and Brittany, Lower Brittany...
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Lower Brittany (in colours), where the Breton language is traditionally spoken and Upper Brittany (in shades of grey), where the Gallo language is traditionally spoken. The changing shades indicate the advance of Gallo and French, and retreat of Breton from 900 AD.
The 14th and 15th centuries saw the recognition of the distinction between a Gallo-speaking Britannia gallicana (now called Upper Brittany) and a Breton-speaking Britannia britonizans (now Lower Brittany). The Breton War of Succession was fought in 1341–1364.
Lower Brittany (Basse-Bretagne) ("Breizh Izel" in Breton) consists of the western part ( Finistère , western Côtes-d'Armor , western Morbihan and the area around Guérande ), where the Breton language is spoken.
In grey, Upper Brittany; in colours, Lower Brittany. Upper Brittany (French: Haute-Bretagne; Breton: Breizh-Uhel; Gallo: Haùtt-Bertaèyn) is the eastern part of Brittany, France, which is predominantly of a Romance culture and is associated with the Gallo language.
Linguistic boundary of Brittany. Lower Brittany (in various colours) and Upper Brittany in grey. The language boundary in Brittany is the language border between the part of Brittany where Breton (a Celtic language) is spoken and the area in Brittany where Gallo (a Romance language) is spoken.
