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If Breton, Welsh and Cornish towns were twinned according to their patron saints...



Saint
Cornish
 (English)
Welsh
Breton
Branwalader
Saint Breward; St Brelade’s (Jersey)

Loc-Brevalaire (29; Saint-Broladre (35)
Buryan/Berrien
St Buryan

Berrien
Budoc
Budock; St Budeaux (Devon)

Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (29)
Brieuc/Breock
St. Breock
Llandyfriog
Saint-Brieuc (22); Saint-Brieuc-des-Iffs (35); Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron (56)
Cadoc

Llangadog, Cadoxton
Boqueho, Tonquédec (22); Pleucadeuc (56)
Canna

Langan (Camarthe); Langan (Glamorgan)
Langan (35)
Carantec/Carannog
Crantock

Carantec, Tregarantec (29)
Saint Columba
St Columb Major

Plougoulm (29); Saint-Colombe (35)
Clet/Clether
St Clether, St Cleer

Saint-Clet, Cléder (29)
Collen

Llangollen
Langolen
Corentin
Cury

Coray (29)
Curig/Guirec

Capel Curig, Llangurig
Perros-Guirec (22) ; Locquirec (29)
Daniel/Deiniol

Llandeiniol
Saint-Denoual




Dona/Donan

Llanddona
Pluduno,  Saint-Donan, Saint-Thonan (22)
Edern

Bodedern, Llanedern
Edern, Lannedern (29)
Eo
St Ewe

Le Bodéo (22)




Ergat

Llaneugrad
Louargat (22)
Germain
St Germans
Capel Garmon, Llanarmon
Plogastel-Saint-Germain (29) ; Saint-Germain-du-Pinel, Saint-Germain-en-Coglès, Saint-Germain-sur-Ille (35)
Hia/Iä/Ive
St Ives

Plouyé (29)
Illdut

Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major)
Lanildut
Issey
St Issey

Plouisy
Kenan/Ké
Kea

Saint-Connan, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Saint-Quay-Perros (22)
Maeloc/g

Llanfaelog
Lanvellec (22); Pleumeleuc (35); Plumelec (56)
Maeoc
Feock

Coëtmieux, Plémy, Saint-Mayeux (22); Guimaëc, Lanvéoc, Saint-Nic, Trémeheuc (35)
Maudez/Maudan
Saint Mawes


Lanmodez, Plumaudan, Lanmodez, Saint-Modez (22) ; Lanvaudan (56)
Melar
Mylor

La Malhoure (22) ; Confort-Meilars (29); Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (35)
Merin/Merryn
St Merryn
Bodferin, Llanverin
Lanmerin (22)
Meugan/Mawgan
Saint Mawgan-in-Pydar, Saint Mawgan-in- Meneage
Llanfeugan, Capel Meugan
La Meaugon (22); Saint-Maugan (35)
Neot
St Neot’s; St Neot’s (Cambs)

Plenée-Jugon (22)
Non
Altarnon

Dirinon, Lennon (29)
Noyal
St Newlyn East

Noyal (22); Noyal-sous-Bazouges, Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche, Noyal-sur-Vilaine (35); Noyal Pontivy (56)
Petroc
Padstow (Pedroc-stowe), Little Petherick
Saint Petrox, Llanbedrog
Lopérec (29); Saint-Perreux (56)
Piran/Perran
Perranzabuloe, Perranporth, Perranuthnoe, Perranarworthal

Querrien (29); Saint Péran (35);
Rien/Rhian

Llanrhian
Plurien, Saint-Adrien, Plérin, Kerien (22)
Ronan/Ruan
Polruan, Ruan Major, Ruan Minor, St Ruan.

Saint-René (22); Locronan, Saint-Renan (29);
Samson
St Sampson; Samson (Scilly Is.)

Saint-Samson-sur-Rance (22)
Senan
Saint Sennen
Llansannan
Plouzané (29)
Sioc/Seoc
Lansioch, Lanzeague

Lancieux (22)
Sithney/Sezni
Sithney

Trézeny (22); Guissény (29)
Sulien
Luxulyan (Lan Sulian)
Llansilin, Eglwys Sulian
Plussulien, Saint-Julien (22)
Tei/Dei
St Day

Lothey (29)
Telio/Thélo

Llandeilo
Plédéliac, Saint-Thélo (22); Landéleau (29)
Tyfai/Dyfei

Llandyfei, Landyfeisant
Plouzévédé (29); Saint-Avé (56)
Winnow
St Winnow

Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux (22); Plouigneau (29); St Guinoux, Saint-Uniac (35).
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