Editing Brittany (section)

===Traditional subdivisions===

Brittany as a political entity disappeared in 1790, when it was divided into five [[département]]s. The Breton départements more or less correspond to the nine Catholic [[diocese]]s that appeared at the beginning of the Middle Ages. They were often called "pays" or "bro" ("country" in French and [[Breton language|Breton]]) and they also served as fiscal and military districts.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez and Divi Kervella|title=Atlas de Bretagne – Atlas Breizh|publisher=Coop Breizh|year=2011|isbn=978-2-84346-496-6|page=100}}</ref> Brittany is also divided between ''[[Lower Brittany]]'' ("Basse Bretagne" and "Breizh Izel"), corresponding to the western half, where [[Breton language|Breton]] is traditionally spoken, and ''[[Upper Brittany]]'' ("Haute Bretagne" and "Breizh Uhel"), corresponding to the eastern half, where [[Gallo language|Gallo]] is traditionally spoken. The historical Breton dioceses were:

*[[Upper Brittany]]:
**The ''Pays nantais'', around [[Nantes]], corresponding to the [[Loire-Atlantique]] ''département''.
**The ''Pays rennais'', around [[Rennes]], forming part of the [[Ille-et-Vilaine]] ''département''.
**The ''Pays de Dol'', around [[Dol-de-Bretagne]], corresponding to the northern part of the [[Ille-et-Vilaine]] ''département''.
**The ''Pays de Saint-Brieuc'', around [[Saint-Brieuc]], forming part of the [[Côtes-d'Armor]] ''département''.
**The ''Pays de Saint-Malo'', around [[Saint-Malo]], divided between [[Ille-et-Vilaine]], Côtes-d'Armor and [[Morbihan]].
*[[Lower Brittany]]:
**The ''Pays vannetais'', around [[Vannes]], corresponding to the [[Morbihan]] ''département''.
**The ''Cornouaille'', around [[Quimper]], divided between [[Finistère]] and [[Côtes-d'Armor]].
**The ''Léon'', around [[Saint-Pol-de-Léon]], corresponding to the northern part of the [[Finistère]] ''département''.
**The ''Trégor'', around [[Tréguier]], forming part of the [[Côtes-d'Armor]] ''département''.

During the [[French Revolution]], four dioceses were suppressed and the five remaining ones were modified to have the same administrative borders as the [[département]]s.