Saint-Brieuc

British

/ sɛ̃briø /

noun

a market town in NW France, near the N coast of Brittany. Pop: 46 087 (1999)

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“For a few weeks now, people have been rather worried about the situation,” said Fabien Antoine, who operates an electrical equipment store in Saint-Brieuc, a town in the northwestern region of Brittany.

From Washington Post

“There are real insecurities about how to get through the winter,” said Nadia Druillennec, a deputy mayor of Saint-Brieuc, a long scarf wrapped around her neck as she sat in the town mayor’s chilly office.

From Washington Post

Friday's hearing was also told Romanian-born Lakatos, from Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, was expected to be extradited back to France.

From BBC

Romanian-born Lakatos, from Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, has three previous convictions for theft in France.

From BBC

Mr Stott said Ms Lakatos, from the Saint-Brieuc region of north-western France, discarded her hat and scarf and changed her clothes in a pub toilet, switching her dark coat for a light one, assisted by another accomplice.

From BBC

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