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Personal Security and Health DIRECTORY

With low crime levels, competent local authorities and In an Emergency
efficient public services, Brittany is a safe as well as a All emergency services
pleasant place to visit. However, as everywhere else, it’s Tel 112.
advisable to have some idea of how local services work
in case the unexpected happens. Ambulance
Tel 15.
What to Be Aware of Hospitals and Fire
Pharmacies
Crime is not a major problem Tel 18.
in Brittany, but it pays to follow In all towns and cities there Maritime Rescue
a few precautions. Do not are hospitals with emergency
flaunt valuable items or leave departments (service des urgences). CROSS Corsen: Tel 02 98 89 61 55.
CROSS Jobourg (for north coast):
them in full view in a parked If your hotel cannot direct you to Tel 02 33 52 72 13.
car. Beware of pick pockets, one, call for an ambulance. Your CROSS Étel (for south coast):
especially in crowds. At cafés, consulate should be able to Tel 02 97 55 35 35.
keep your bag within reach recommend an English-speaking
and in sight, not on the ground doctor in the area. Police/Gendarmerie
or the back of a chair. Pharmacists can diagnose Tel 17.
minor health problems or
refer you to a doctor. When a Consulates
In an Emergency pharmacy (identifiable by an
The number 112 can be used illuminated green cross) is British Consulate
to alert all emergency services, closed, a card in the window will Paris. Tel 01 44 51 31 00.
though calling each service give details of the nearest duty ∑ www.gov.uk/government/
direct can be quicker. pharmacy (pharmacie de garde). world/organisations/british-
Report any incident as soon embassy-paris
as possible. In cities, you can do Canadian Consulate
so at the nearest police station Travel and Health Paris. Tel 01 44 43 29 00.
Insurance
(commissariat de police); in small ∑ canadainternational.gc.ca/
towns and villages, go to the It is wise to visit France with france
town hall (mairie) or the nearest comprehensive travel insurance
station of the Gendarmerie, the covering you for medical and US Consular Services
force mainly responsible for legal expenses, theft, lost Paris. Tel 01 43 12 22 22.
rural policing. In an emergency, property, accidents and ∑ france.usembassy.gov
dial 17 for the police. travel delays. Hospitals
If you are the victim of a theft, Although the European
you will have to go to a police Health Insurance Card (EHIC) Côtes d’Armor
station to make a statement (PV, entitles EU citizens to use 10 Rue Marcel-Proust, 22000
or procès verbal) listing any the French national health St-Brieuc. Tel 02 96 01 71 23.
stolen items. This is necessary service, patients must pay for ∑ ch-stbrieuc.fr
for your insurance claim. If your treatments, then claim most of
passport is lost or stolen, notify the cost back from the health Finistère
your consulate immediately. authorities. Be sure to keep the Quimper: 14 Avenue Yves-
statement of costs (feuille de Thépot, 29107. Tel 02 98 52 60 60.
soins), including any stickers Brest: Adults: Bd Tanguy-Prigent,
for prescription drugs. This is a 29200; children: 2 Avenue Foch,
time-consuming process, so it 29200. Tel 02 98 22 33 33.
is simpler to have private health ∑ chu-brest.fr
insurance. Non-EU nationals Ille-et-Vilaine
must have full travel and 2 Rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033
medical insurance.
Rennes. Tel 02 99 28 43 21.
∑ chu-rennes.fr
By the Sea Loire-Atlantique
Many of Brittany’s beaches 1 Place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093
are patrolled by lifeguards. Nantes. Tel 02 40 08 33 33.
Flags indicate whether it is safe ∑ chu-nantes.fr
to swim – a green flag means Morbihan
that it is safe, orange that it
is dangerous, and red that it is 20 Boulevard Général-Guillaudot,
Lifeguards patrolling a sandy beach forbidden. A blue flag means 56017 Vannes. Tel 02 97 01 41 41.
∑ ch-bretagne-atlantique.fr
in Brittany that the water is clean.

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