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7 times a stage town.
Stage for the first time in 1949; winner: Ferdi Kübler.
Most recently in 1980; winner: Bert Oosterbosch.
Sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.
53.000 inhabitants.

Have you ever taken a stroll along Sillon beach? Before you, across the emerald sea, lie Fort de la Conchée, Cézembre island, Fort National, the islands of Grand Bé and Petit Bé… all worthy sentinels of a bay stretching from cap Fréhel to Mont Saint-Michel. This landscape, subject to the biggest tides in Europe and to a turbulent history (the town proclaimed its independence from 1590 to 1594), has wrought a people of exceptional character, the likes of Jacques Cartier, who discovered Canada, corsairs René Duguay-Trouin and Robert Surcouf, writer François-René de Chateaubriand. Saint-Malo is also famous for its cultural events: Etonnants Voyageurs book fair, Quai des Bulles (comic strips festival), Route du Rock… And for its sailing events: Route du Rhum, Course des Grands Voiliers, Quebec-Saint-Malo… More awaits in the corsair town!