It represents the French Navy and France in multiple national and international events.
It is a source of cultural influence in Brittany, as in the rest of France.
It was created in 1952 on the naval air base Lann-Bihoué near Lorient (Morbihan).
30 sonneurs sign a one-year contract renewable three times.
They write and arrange the bagad directory themselves, reflecting their personality and their knowledge of their terroir or of a particular music style.