Pays Bigouden (Traditional district, Brittany, France)

Bro Vigoudenn

Last modified: 2005-03-05 by ivan sache
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by Ivan Sache

• Presentation of Pays Bigouden
• Flag of Pays Bigouden

See also:

• France
• Brittany: Index of all related pages
• Finistère (Department, France)
• Cornouaille (Brittany, traditional province)

Presentation of Pays Bigouden

Pays Bigouden is a traditional Breton district. Bigouden is the name of the traditional feminine cup (basically a near-cylindrical piece of lace). Pays Bigouden groups twenty municipalities spread over the three cantons of Pont-l'Abbé, the capital city of the district, Guilvinec and Plogastel-Saint-Germain. The district is located in the south of the departement of Finistère.

Ivan Sache, 3 April 1998

Flag of Pays Bigouden

The flag of Pays Bigouden was designed by Bernard Le Brun and became official on 24 June 1996. The story is very complicated because previous designs, also proposed by B. Le Brun, caused long-lasting debates in the district, showing the interest of Bretons in their history and flags. The whole story, including images of the former logotype and the first proposals, is related in the first issue of Ar Banniel [arb] by B. Le Brun.

The flag has proportion of 2:3.
The colours are yellow and red, recalling the arms of Pont-l'Abbé. Red replaces orange, which was used in the first drafts of the f