Binic
Encyclopedia
Binic is a commune
in the Côtes-d'Armor
department in Bretagne
in northwestern France
.
It is about 10 km north of Saint-Brieuc
.
Its beaches have become clogged with sea lettuce
.
. It's called the City of spray or more recently called The Beauty Spot of the Cotes d'Armor.
The story of Binic goes back to the Neolithic
(between 3500 and 1800 BC.). Indeed, we discover some megalithic monuments such as the dolmen
of Margot's Table (destroyed in 1816 work, at the port).
In the Middle Ages
, Binic (then called Benic) was a small village with no more than twenty houses. But it was nevertheless a great venue for fairs and markets where peoples came from surrounding villages.
In 1821 by François Le Saulnier de Saint Jouan, a Binic's shipowner, and with the support of the Duchess of Angoulême (1778-1851) , daughter of Louis XVI, Binic becomes a town full of standing out in the parish of Étables-sur-Mer
. There is then 1611 inhabitants. It was not until 1840 that the boundaries between Binic and municipalities of Étables-sur-Mer
and Pordic
were finalized.
In the 19th century, Binic flourished and becomes, in 1845, the leading French port for Great Fishing. The port annually receives 150 to 160 ships and the activity was divided between fishing in Newfoundland and cabotage
(imported salt, wine, wood North, flour and vegetables). Binic was then the biggest port of Cod
fishing.
The period of the first quarter of the 20th century to the threshold of the 1930s, is for the municipality the time for a mutation in depth because the activity of the cod fishery in Newfoundland and Iceland saw as well as its evil past decades.
Faced during the war on German submarines, the rising costs of weapons and fishing regulations more stringent, including Iceland, in 1920 and the competition of steam trawlers, schooners that since the 1860s were emblematic of ports Goelo eventually disappear.
For the port a very bleak beginning. It lasted thirty years.
More recently developed, fisheries in the Scallop
, specialty of Saint-Brieuc Bay. Since 1992, Binic trawlers unload their catch to the new port of Saint-Quay-Portrieux
, a town close to 6 kilometers.
Between 1906 and 1956 Binic was served by the Railway department of Côtes-du-Nord (renamed Côtes-d'Armor
in 1990) and took his station on the esplanade of the Banche, vast space filled and won the strike also built for this purpose by the 'engineer Briochain Louis Auguste Harel of Noah.
The railroad has left important traces Binic: These include two viaducts (Viaduct of Hasée said the Black Dog in front of the WWTP and viaduct Beaufeuillage facing the artisanal zone) located both the along the direction D.4 Lantic.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
department in Bretagne
Bretagne
Brittany ; is one of the 27 regions of France. It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its capital is Rennes.-Territory:...
in northwestern France
France
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.
It is about 10 km north of Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...
.
Its beaches have become clogged with sea lettuce
Sea lettuce
The sea lettuces comprise the genus Ulva, a group of edible green algae that is widely distributed along the coasts of the world's oceans. The type species within the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, "lactuca" meaning lettuce...
.
History
Binic derives its name from the prefix pen (meaning Chief) and Ic which is the name of the nearby river which empties into the sea Binic is the mouth of IcIc
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. It's called the City of spray or more recently called The Beauty Spot of the Cotes d'Armor.
The story of Binic goes back to the Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
(between 3500 and 1800 BC.). Indeed, we discover some megalithic monuments such as the dolmen
Dolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
of Margot's Table (destroyed in 1816 work, at the port).
In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, Binic (then called Benic) was a small village with no more than twenty houses. But it was nevertheless a great venue for fairs and markets where peoples came from surrounding villages.
In 1821 by François Le Saulnier de Saint Jouan, a Binic's shipowner, and with the support of the Duchess of Angoulême (1778-1851) , daughter of Louis XVI, Binic becomes a town full of standing out in the parish of Étables-sur-Mer
Étables-sur-Mer
Étables-sur-Mer is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. It is notable as the birthplace of Saint Théodore Guérin .-Population:Inhabitants of Étables-sur-Mer are called tagarins or établais....
. There is then 1611 inhabitants. It was not until 1840 that the boundaries between Binic and municipalities of Étables-sur-Mer
Étables-sur-Mer
Étables-sur-Mer is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. It is notable as the birthplace of Saint Théodore Guérin .-Population:Inhabitants of Étables-sur-Mer are called tagarins or établais....
and Pordic
Pordic
Pordic is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Pordic are called pordicais.-Breton language:...
were finalized.
In the 19th century, Binic flourished and becomes, in 1845, the leading French port for Great Fishing. The port annually receives 150 to 160 ships and the activity was divided between fishing in Newfoundland and cabotage
Cabotage
Cabotage is the transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country by a vessel or an aircraft registered in another country. Originally starting with shipping, cabotage now also covers aviation, railways and road transport...
(imported salt, wine, wood North, flour and vegetables). Binic was then the biggest port of Cod
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
fishing.
The period of the first quarter of the 20th century to the threshold of the 1930s, is for the municipality the time for a mutation in depth because the activity of the cod fishery in Newfoundland and Iceland saw as well as its evil past decades.
Faced during the war on German submarines, the rising costs of weapons and fishing regulations more stringent, including Iceland, in 1920 and the competition of steam trawlers, schooners that since the 1860s were emblematic of ports Goelo eventually disappear.
For the port a very bleak beginning. It lasted thirty years.
More recently developed, fisheries in the Scallop
Scallop
A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source...
, specialty of Saint-Brieuc Bay. Since 1992, Binic trawlers unload their catch to the new port of Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Saint-Quay-Portrieux is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Quay-Portrieux are called quinocéens.-External links:* *...
, a town close to 6 kilometers.
Between 1906 and 1956 Binic was served by the Railway department of Côtes-du-Nord (renamed Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
in 1990) and took his station on the esplanade of the Banche, vast space filled and won the strike also built for this purpose by the 'engineer Briochain Louis Auguste Harel of Noah.
The railroad has left important traces Binic: These include two viaducts (Viaduct of Hasée said the Black Dog in front of the WWTP and viaduct Beaufeuillage facing the artisanal zone) located both the along the direction D.4 Lantic.
Population
Inhabitants of Binic are called Binicais.External links