Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez
He co-edited, with Divi Kervella, the first bilingual Atlas of Brittany (French / Breton) who has received several awards, including the "Brittany's Prize of the Book". He was born in Brest.
Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez

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- Name
- Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez
- Born
- 24 February 1975
- Birthplace
- Brest
- Known for
- Atlas, maps, Eurominority, stateless nations and minority studies
- Occupation
- Author
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- École Nationale de Commerce
- Honours
- Order of the Ermine
- Languages
- French · Breton
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He co-edited, with Divi Kervella, the first bilingual Atlas of Brittany (French / Breton) who has received several awards, including the "Brittany's Prize of the Book". He was born in Brest.
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• Name — Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez • Born — 24 February 1975 • Birthplace — Brest • Known for — Atlas, maps, Eurominority, stateless nations and minority studies • Occupation — Author
Maps
Maps
• European minority peoples, 2004 • Hundred Nations of Europe, 2005 • Genealogy of the Kings and Dukes of Brittany, 2007 • Brittany: Geography of an historical Nation of Europe (60 traditional counties), 2007 • 9 counties of Brittany, 2008 • Peoples of the world, 2009 • Frisian countries, 2010 • European languages, 2010 • Map of the world in breton, 2011 • Map of Val-de-Loire, 2012 • Map of Kurdistan, 2012 • European peoples, ethnographical map of nations and historical regions, 2012
Books in English
Books in English
• Atlas of Stateless Nations, minority peoples in search of recognition (translated in English by Ciaran and Sarah Finn), Ed. Y Lolfa, 2011
Books in French or (bilingual Breton/French)
Books in French or (bilingual Breton/French)
• Guide des drapeaux bretons et celtes (Guide for Breton and Celtic flags) (with Divi Kervella), Ed. Yoran Embanner, 2008 • Atlas des Nations sans État, peuples minoritaires en quête de reconnaissance, Ed. Yoran Embanner, 2010 • Atlas de Bretagne / Atlas Breizh (Atlas of Brittany) (with Divi Kervella), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2011 • Musique classique bretonne / Sonerezh klasel Breizh (Breton classical music), Cras, Ladmirault, Le Flem, Le Penven, Ropartz... (with Aldo Ripoche), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2012 • Bretagne, les questions qui dérangent (Brittany, tough questions) (with Pierre-Emmanuel Marais & Lionel Henry), Ed. Yoran Embanner, 2014 • La France charcutée, petite histoire du "big bang" territorial" (Butchered France, brief history of the regional reform), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2014 • Atlas des mondes celtiques / Atlas ar bed keltiek (Atlas of Celtic world) (with Erwan Chartier-Le Floch & Divi Kervella), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2014 • Réunifier la Bretagne, région contre métropoles? (with les Géographes de Bretagne, under the direction of Yves Lebahy and Gael Briand), Ed. Skol Vreizh, 2015 • Gwenn-ha-Du, le drapeau breton (collection "Trilogie des symboles de Bretagne"), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2015 • Bro Gozh ma Zadoù, l'hymne national breton (collection "Trilogie des symboles de Bretagne"), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2015 • BZH, l'abréviation bretonne (collection "Trilogie des symboles de Bretagne"), Ed. Coop Breizh, 2015
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- 1.Notice d’autorité personne. Catalogue général BNF.
- 2.Notice de Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez sur le site de l'Institut culturel de Bretagne. Institut culturel de Bretagne.
- 3.Le géographe breton Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez, la vision d'un monde ouvert. ici. 2023-09-13.
- 4.Nations sans État. Un atlas inédit de Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez. Le Télégramme. 2010-11-13.
- 5.L’Atlas de Bretagne présenté à Nantes. Ouest-France. 15/04/2011. libre.
- 6.Cartographie. Un atlas bilingue en breton. Le Télégramme. 04/08/2011. libre.
- 7.Produit en Bretagne. « Musique classique bretonne » primé. Le Télégramme. 2013-07-02.
- 8.Livre/CD. Les onze maîtres de la musique classique bretonne. Le Télégramme. 14/12/2012. libre.
- 9.Les 10 ans du .bzh. Conseil régional de Bretagne. 2024-11-24.
- 10.La Bretagne et sa langue à l'honneur à la remise du collier de l'Hermine. Ouest-France.fr. 2016-09-16. 2026-06-20.
- 11.À Quimper, il réunit 100 drapeaux pour les 100 ans du Festival de Cornouaille. Le Télégramme. 2023-07-17.
- 12.Festival Interceltique de Lorient : centenaire du drapeau breton et grosse affluence attendue. France Info. 2023-08-04.
- 13.Le géographe breton Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez, la vision d'un monde ouvert - ICI. ici.fr.
- 14.Prix Bro Gozh 2017. Remis ce vendredi à Nantes. Le Telegramme. 10 mai 2017. 2017-05-11.
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