Gulf of Morbihan
The Gulf of Morbihan is a natural harbour on the coast of the department of Morbihan in southern Brittany, France. Its English name is taken from the French version, le golfe du Morbihan, though it would be more precisely called 'the Morbihan' as its Breton name 'Ar Mor Bihan' means 'the little sea'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Gulf
- Description: gulf in Brittany, France
- Also known as: “gulf of Morbihan”, “Le golfe du Morbihan”, and “Le Morbihan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Île Ilur and Île Iluric.
Les Glénans
Sports venue
Les Glénans is a French sailing school, operating as a non-profit organization. Most of its instructors are volunteers. It was founded in 1947 by Philippe and Hélène Viannay, who had been involved with the French Resistance during World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île-d’Arz and Ile-aux-Moines.
Île-d’Arz
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Île-d'Arz is an archipelago of nine islands and a commune in the Morbihan department, Brittany, northwestern France, only 6 kilometres to the southwest of Vannes.
Ile-aux-Moines
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Île-aux-Moines is an island in Brittany. At 7 km long and 3.5 km wide, it's the largest island in the "Golfe du Morbihan", and has 610 inhabitants. The island is pretty, full of flowers, and has old stones and amazing landscapes.
Sarzeau
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sarzeau is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. It is located on the Rhuys peninsula between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Atlantic Ocean. Sarzeau is situated 6 km southeast of Gulf of Morbihan.
Gulf of Morbihan
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Brittany, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Frisian—“Gulf of Morbihan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Morbihango golkoa”
- Breton: “Mor Bihan Gwened”
- Breton: “Mor Bihan”
- Breton: “Mor-bihan Gwened”
- Breton: “Pleg-mor ar Mor-Bihan”
- Bulgarian: “Морбиан”
- Catalan: “golf de Morbihan”
- Cebuano: “Golfe du Morbihan (gulpo sa Pransiya)”
- Cebuano: “Golfe du Morbihan”
- Chinese: “莫尔比昂湾”
- Dutch: “Golf van Morbihan”
- Estonian: “Morbihani laht”
- French: “golfe du Morbihan”
- French: “Golfe du Morbihan”
- Galician: “Golfo de Morbihan”
- German: “Golf von Morbihan”
- German: “Golfe du Morbihan”
- Greek: “Κόλπος του Μορμπιάν”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ מורביאן”
- Italian: “Golfo di Morbihan”
- Japanese: “モルビアン湾”
- Macedonian: “Морбиjански Залив”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Morbihangolfen”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Mor Bihan”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Morbihan”
- Portuguese: “Gulf of morbihan”
- Russian: “Залив Морбиан”
- Russian: “Морбиан”
- Slovenian: “golfe du Morbihan”
- Slovenian: “Morbihanski zaliv”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Morbihan”
- Spanish: “Golfo del Morbihan”
- Swedish: “Golfe du Morbihan”
- Ukrainian: “Затока Морбіан”
- Ukrainian: “Морбіан”
- Venetian: “Golfo de Morbihan”
- Welsh: “Mor Bihan”
- Western Frisian: “Golf fan Morbihan”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Greaveau and Le Bourg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe de Liouse and Île Godec.
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