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YES BREIZH \u2022 LEVRIG edition 2 \u2013 2027<\/strong>
Thematic file 8\/19<\/strong>

BRETON IDENTITY, TRANSMISSION AND COHESION<\/strong>
This text is part of the thematic dossiers of the 2nd edition of Levrig by Yes Breizh.<\/div>\n\n\n\n

An open membership, a shared responsibility<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levrig 2027
Trajectory 2027-2032<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NB: \u00abFor the sake of fluidity and concision<\/strong>, In this text, the masculine is used to encompass all genders.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The essentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Yes Breizh, Breton identity is neither an origin, nor an ethnicity, nor a certificate of cultural conformity. It is a belonging: being Breton or Breton, the person who chooses Brittany as a community of destiny respects its history, contributes to its present, and wishes to build its future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our goal \u2014 <\/strong>Turning identity into a collective capacity to act: transmitting languages and history, welcoming new residents, supporting a living culture, connecting the five D\u00e9partements and transforming attachment into civic engagement.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Reference<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/th>Data or teaching<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/th>Societal reading<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Population Brittany-4<\/td>+0.6 % per year between 2017 and 2023, that is approximately +21,700 inhabitants per year<\/td>Growth due to the migration balance: welcoming and integrating are structural factors<\/td><\/tr>
High school demographics<\/td>More than 1,300 fewer high school students projected between 2026 and 2038<\/td>Transforming high schools into places of life without irreversible decisions<\/td><\/tr>
Student numbers 2023<\/td>119,139 students, including 10,537 agricultural students, 452 maritime students and 223 at the naval high school<\/td>Conventional projections do not encompass the entire system<\/td><\/tr>
Fertility<\/td>1.55 children per woman in Brittany in 2024<\/td>Generational renewal becomes a long-term issue<\/td><\/tr>
Lesson from Glenmor<\/td>Membership can be chosen; language and identity are not synonymous.<\/td>Breton speakers, Gallo speakers and non-speakers belong to the same community as long as they commit themselves to it.<\/td><\/tr>
The Corsican counter-example<\/td>Threats from a clandestine group against newcomers<\/td>Absolute rejection of violence, ethnicization and exclusion<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The demographic figures cited refer to the administrative region of four D\u00e9partements. The first project involves building a Brittany-5 reference area, including the Loire-Atlantique department.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n