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{{short description|Archipelago in Côtes-d'Armor, France}}
''For the city in [[Quebec]], see [[Sept-Îles, Quebec]]''
[[File:FR Les Sept Iles.PNG|thumb|Location of Sept Îles]]
[[File:Pointe de Squewel.jpg|thumb|Sept Îles, seen from [[Ploumanac'h]]]]
'''Sept-Îles''' ([[French language|French]] for ''seven islands'') or  '''Jentilez''' (in [[Breton language|Breton]]) is a small [[archipelago]] off the north coast of [[Brittany]], in the [[Perros-Guirec]] [[commune (France)|commune]] of [[Côtes-d'Armor]]. This group of islands is home to an important bird reserve, and is the home of various [[seabird]]s, including [[northern gannet]]s, [[cormorant]]s, and members of the [[Alcidae]] family ([[puffin]]s, [[common guillemot]]s, [[razorbill]]s). This is also a reserve for [[grey seal]]s.<ref name="Animaux 1991">{{cite book | last=Animaux | first=L.P. | title=Les Oiseaux marins: réserve naturelle des Sept-Iles | publisher=Editions Gisserot | year=1991 | isbn=978-2-87747-064-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N3AQb07IPXMC | language=fr | access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
== Islands of the Archipelago ==
Despite its name, the ''Sept-Iles'' are only made up of five islands and a handful of rocks. The French name ''Sept-Iles'' derived from a misunderstanding of the old [[Breton language|Breton]] name for the islands, the ''Sentiles''. The name stuck, however, and two groups of [[reef]]s were designated as islands in order for the name to stay true. The 5 main islands (or ''Enez'' in [[Breton language|Breton]]) are:
* ''Enez Bonno'' in Breton, ''Île Bono'' in French: the largest of the islands;
* ''Enez Plat'' in Breton, ''Île plate'' in French;
* ''Enez ar Breur'' or ''Jentilez'' in Breton, ''Île aux Moines'' in French: the only island accessible to the public, where you can find a [[lighthouse]] (the [[Sept-Îles Lighthouse]]) and the remains of a [[fort]];
* ''Melbann'' in Breton, ''Île de Malban'' in French;
* ''Riouzig'' in Breton, ''Île Rouzic'' in French: the main spot for birds.
In addition to these islands, the two reefs are called ''ar Zerr'' in Breton, ''le Cerf'' in French (the deer), and ''Kostann''.
Other islets include ''Enez ar Razhed'' (Rat island) and ''ar Moudennoù''.
The isle of ''Taveeg'' (Tomé) is closer to the coast, and is not considered part of the archipelago.
== Gallery ==
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L'Île aux moines - 7 iles.jpg|Enez ar Breur, with the [[Sept-Îles Lighthouse|lighthouse]] and the fort
Île plate 1.jpg|Enez plat
Malban.jpg|Enez Melbann
Morus bassanus - Colonie de fous de bassan.jpg|Enez Riouzig
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[Sept-Îles Lighthouse]]
* [[Battle of Sept-Îles]]
==References==
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[[Category:Islands of Brittany]]