Penfeld

The Penfeld is a 16 km French coastal river. The town of , in , has grown up on its left bank.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: French coastal river
  • Also known as: “La Penfeld” and “Penfeld River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tour Tanguy and Médiathèque François Mitterrand-Les Capucins.

Museum
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The , Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the Penfeld river in . Probably built during the Breton War of Succession, it faces the château de Brest and is now accessed by a road off the square Pierre Péron, at one end of the pont de Recouvrance.

Library
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is a library.

Monument
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is the name of a very large Algerian Barbary artillery piece which famously defended Algiers harbour. It was looted by the French during the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, on 5 July, and taken as a trophy to Brest, where it is still displayed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porte Tourville and Recouvrance.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is the section of the city of , on the right bank of the River Penfeld. The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank.

Locality
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is a locality.

Penfeld

Latitude
48.38655° or 48° 23′ 12″ north
Longitude
-4.49672° or 4° 29′ 48″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8CWQ9GP3+J8
Geo­Names ID
2988117
Wiki­data ID
Q1227888
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Penfeld” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Penfeld”
  • Basque: “Penfeld”
  • Breton: “Penfell”
  • Bulgarian: “Пенфелд”
  • Catalan: “Penfeld”
  • Cebuano: “Penfeld”
  • Chinese: “庞费勒河”
  • Chinese: “龐費勒河”
  • Dutch: “Penfeld”
  • French: “Penfeld”
  • German: “Penfeld”
  • Irish: “Penfeld”
  • Latin: “Caprella”
  • Russian: “Панфельд”
  • Russian: “Пенфельд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Penfeld”
  • Spanish: “Penfeld”
  • Spanish: “rio Penfeld”
  • Spanish: “río Penfeld”
  • Spanish: “Río Penfeld”
  • Western Frisian: “Penfeld”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pontaniou and Le Carpon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancien Pont National and Pointe de la Rose.

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