Quélern

Quélern is a hamlet in Roscanvel, in the department of Finistère, in western France.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in France
Also known as: “Quebern”, “Quelern”, and “Quélern-en-Bas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tremet and Île des Morts.

Tremet

Military installation

Tremet is a hamlet on the Roscanvel peninsula in France. The gun batteries located here are part of the defences of the goulet de Brest, forbidding ships from entering the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer.

Île des Morts

Islet

Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Île des Morts is a 7-hectare island in the Bay of Roscanvel, to the south-west of the roadstead of Brest, between the Quélern peninsula and Île Longue. It is 26m above sea level at its highest point.

Église Saint-Éloi de Roscanvel

Church

Photo: JC Hervé, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Éloi de Roscanvel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crozon and Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.

Crozon

Village

Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crozon is a commune in the department of Finistère and the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Besides the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune. Crozon is situated 8 km southeast of Quélern.