▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁and ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁depart ments . ▁Brit t any ▁also ▁lost ▁all ▁its ▁privileges . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁royal ist ▁and ▁Catholic ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁Revolution ▁during ▁the ▁Ch ou anner ie . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Brit t any ▁remained ▁in ▁economic ▁re cess ion , ▁and ▁many ▁Bret ons ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁other ▁French ▁regions , ▁particularly ▁to ▁Paris . ▁This ▁tr end ▁remained ▁strong ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁also ▁modern ising , ▁with ▁new ▁roads ▁and ▁rail ways ▁being ▁built , ▁and ▁some ▁places ▁being ▁industrial ised . ▁N antes ▁special ised ▁in ▁ship building ▁and ▁food ▁processing ▁( s ug ar , ▁ex otic ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables , ▁fish ... ), ▁F oug ères ▁in ▁glass ▁and ▁sh oe ▁production , ▁and ▁met all ur gy ▁was ▁pract ised ▁in ▁small ▁towns ▁such ▁as ▁Ch âte a ub ri ant ▁and ▁L och rist , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁labour ▁movements . ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁remained ▁deeply ▁Catholic , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Empire , ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁values ▁were ▁strongly ▁re assert ed . ▁When ▁the ▁Republic ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁rum ours ▁that ▁Bre ton ▁troops ▁were ▁m istr usted ▁and ▁mist re ated ▁at ▁Camp ▁Con lie ▁during ▁the ▁Franco