Pointe de la Torche
Pointe de la Torche is a promontory at the southeastern end of the Baie d'Audierne in the commune of Plomeur in the Bigouden region of Finistère, France.Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolmen de la pointe de la Torche and Collections of Musée de préhistoire finistérien.
Dolmen de la pointe de la Torche
Archaeological site
Photo: Uuetenava, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dolmen de la pointe de la Torche is an archaeological site.
Collections of Musée de préhistoire finistérien
Museum
Photo: Besenbinder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Collections of Musée de préhistoire finistérien is a museum.
Menhir de Kervédal
Archaeological site
Photo: BernardM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menhir de Kervédal is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penmarch and Treffiagat.
Penmarch
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penmarch is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France. It lies 18 km south-west of Quimper by road.
Treffiagat
Village
Photo: Philweb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Treffiagat, also known as Treffiagat-Léchiagat, is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Pointe de la Torche
- Type: Cape
- Description: Promontory in Finistère, France
- Categories: promontory, sports venue, and landform
- Location: Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.83666° or 47° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.35435° or 4° 21′ 16″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8CVQRJPW+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 264266718OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Pointe de la Torche” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Beg an Dorchenn”
- Czech: “latorche”
- Dutch: “Pointe de la Torche”
- French: “pointe de la Torche”
- French: “Pointe de la Torche”
- German: “Pointe de la Torche”
- Spanish: “Pointe de la Torche”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coguel Runaour and Toul Gwin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Torche archaeological site and Allée couverte de la presqu’île de la Torche.
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