Saint-Servan
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Saint-Servan is a town of western France
, in Brittany
, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of St Malo. It is renowned for its lovely shops and restaurants.
In June 1758, during the Seven Years War, the town was captured by British
troops as part of the Raid on St Malo
. The British burnt 30 privateers and a hundred other ships before withdrawing.
Its population in 1906 was 1,965. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged, together with Paramé
, into the commune of Saint-Malo
in 1967. Originally, the area was known as Aleth and it was for this settlement that the 5th century Saint Malo was elected the first bishop.
Today, Catholic pilgrims can visit the House of the Cross at Saint-Servan where Saint Jeanne Jugan
performed her charitable works for the Little Sisters of the Poor
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of St Malo. It is renowned for its lovely shops and restaurants.
In June 1758, during the Seven Years War, the town was captured by British
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
troops as part of the Raid on St Malo
Raid on St Malo
The Raid on St Malo took place in June 1758 when an amphibious British naval expedition landed close to the French port of St Malo in Brittany. While the town itself was not attacked, as had been initially planned, the British destroyed large amounts of shipping before re-embarking a week later...
. The British burnt 30 privateers and a hundred other ships before withdrawing.
Its population in 1906 was 1,965. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged, together with Paramé
Paramé
Paramé is a former town and commune of France on the north coast of Britanny. The town merged with Saint-Servan into the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Paramé is now a quarter of Saint-Malo and its seaside resort. The city is known for its long sand beach and its sea spa....
, into the commune of Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
in 1967. Originally, the area was known as Aleth and it was for this settlement that the 5th century Saint Malo was elected the first bishop.
Today, Catholic pilgrims can visit the House of the Cross at Saint-Servan where Saint Jeanne Jugan
Jeanne Jugan
Saint Jeanne Jugan , also known as Sister Mary of the Cross was born in Cancale in Brittany, France, the sixth of the eight children of Joseph and Marie Jugan. Her father died when she was very young and her mother raised this large family alone. When Jeanne was 16, she took a job as the kitchen...
performed her charitable works for the Little Sisters of the Poor
Little Sisters of the Poor
The Little Sisters of the Poor is a Roman Catholic religious order for women. It was founded in the 19th century by Saint Jeanne Jugan near Rennes, France. Jugan felt the need to care for the many impoverished elderly who lined the streets of French towns and cities.This led her to welcome an...
.