Point Penmarc’h
Point Penmarc'h, often spelled Point Penmarch, or in French Pointe de Penmarc'h, is the extremity of a small peninsula in Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France, and the northern limit of the Bay of Biscay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Brittany, France
- Also known as: “Point Penmarch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penmarc’h Lighthouse and Tour Saint-Pierre (Penmarch).
Penmarc’h Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Henri Camus, CC BY 1.0.
The Phare d'Eckmühl, also known as Point Penmarc'h Light or Saint-Pierre Light, is an active lighthouse in Penmarc'h, Finistère department, Brittany, France.
Tour Saint-Pierre (Penmarch)
Church
Photo: Elisecoline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour Saint-Pierre (Penmarch) is a church.
Ancien phare de Penmarc’h
Building
Photo: Yp89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancien phare de Penmarc’h is a building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penmarch and Léchiagat.
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.
Point Penmarc’h
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Penmarch, Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.79657° or 47° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.37627° or 4° 22′ 35″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)United Nations Location Code
FR NRHOpen location code
8CVQQJWF+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 28185557OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2988087Wikidata ID
Q3754925
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Satellite Map
Discover Point Penmarc’h from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Point Penmarc’h” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Penmarc’h lurmuturra”
- Breton: “Beg Penmarc’h”
- French: “pointe de Penmarc’h”
- French: “Pointe de Penmarc’h”
- Japanese: “ポワン・パンマール”
- Spanish: “Punta de Penmarch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Goret and Loc’h Crenn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sémaphore de Penmarc’h and Ancien phare de Penmarc’h nouvelle coupole.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Point Penmarc’h”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.