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It is a multicampus university, with the main site in Brest and satellite campuses in Quimper and Morlaix. Brest is an hour from Paris by air, or four hours by train. Brest is one of the world's marine science capitals and is home to 60% of French marine researchers, as well as several major organizations such as IFREMER and IPEV. The city is ...
Paris–Brest–Paris (PBP) is a long-distance cycling event. It was originally a 1,200 km (750 mi) bicycle race in France from Paris to Brest and back to Paris in 1891. [1] The last time it was run as a race was 1951. The most recent edition of PBP was held on 20 August 2023. In 1931 amateur cyclists were separated from professionals.
The École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées de Bretagne (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nasjɔnal sypeʁjœʁ də tɛknik(z‿)avɑ̃se də bʁətaɲ], lit. ' National Institute of Advanced Technologies of Brittany ') often referred as ENSTA Bretagne formerly ENSIETA is one of the 207 French engineering schools accredited on 1 September 2017 to deliver engineering diplomas (French ...
The École nationale supérieure d'informatique pour l'industrie et l'entreprise (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɑsjɔnal sypeʁjœʁ dɛ̃fɔʁmatik puʁ lɛ̃dystʁi e lɑ̃tʁəpʁiz]; transl. "National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business"; abbr. ENSIIE), formerly known as Institut d'informatique d'entreprise ([ɛ̃stity dɛ̃fɔʁmatik dɑ̃tʁəpʁiz]), is a French public ...
In 1971, it gained full university status, thus allowing it to award its own degrees, and renamed University of Vincennes, then University of Paris-VIII. [4] Since moving to Saint-Denis in 1980, the university has become a major teaching and research centre for humanities in the Île-de-France region.
The pastry, round, i.e. wheel-shaped, was created in 1910 by Louis Durand, pâtissier of Maisons-Laffitte, at the request of Pierre Giffard, to commemorate the 1,200 km (750 mi) Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race he had initiated in 1891. [1]
Paris Nanterre University (French: Université Paris Nanterre), formerly University of Paris West, Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, mainly in the areas of law, humanities ...
The railway from Paris to Brest is a 622-kilometre long railway line in France that connects Paris and the western port city Brest, via Le Mans and Rennes. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1840 and 1865. [3]