The Grande Brière

Second marsh in France after the Camargues, the marsh of the Grande Brière looks like a mosaic of canals,shallows ponds, reed groves, meadows liable to flooding and mounds.There birdlife as well as flora are rich  and diversified and one can find in the marsh water most varieties of freshwater fishes.

The Brière région is original,even by its status.History itself has confered its originality to the Brière: the marsh is actually the joint property of the inhabitants of the 21 riparian parishes.This is attested by the Letters of Patent of François II Duc of Brittany in 1461 and this right has been perpetuated up to the present day.The people from Brière have keep their pride, their indépendance and their attachement to their marsh.'

Brière Man