Grand Bé

Grand Bé is a tidal island near , . It is located at the mouth of the Rance River, a few hundred metres from the walls of Saint-Malo. At low tide the island can be reached on foot from the nearby Bon-Secours beach.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
  • Also known as: “Grand Be” and “Île du Grand Bé”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomb of Chateaubriand and Petit Bé.

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Fort
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is a tidal island near the city of , , close to the larger island of Grand Bé. At low tide one can walk to the island from the nearby Bon-Secours beach.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Malo and Dinard.

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is a city on the coast of , the eastern part of Brittany, with a population of 47,000 in 2022. It's a ferry port but is best known for its walled inner town or intramuros.

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is a French commune on the Côte d'Émeraude of . Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination. With its international film festival, villas, sumptuous hotels and casino, is regarded as one of the most prestigious seaside resorts in all of France.

Suburb
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is a former town and commune of France on the north coast of Brittany. merged with to form the commune of in 1967. is situated 3½ km east of Grand Bé.

Grand Bé

Latitude
48.65227° or 48° 39′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.03331° or 2° 1′ 60″ west
Open location code
8CWVMX28+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96786650
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3004050
Wiki­data ID
Q3113539
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Satellite Map

Discover Grand Bé from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Grand Bé” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Enez ar Be Vras”
  • Cebuano: “Le Grand Bey”
  • Chinese: “大贝岛”
  • Dutch: “Grand Bé”
  • Dutch: “Ile de Grand Be”
  • Dutch: “Île de Grand Bé”
  • French: “Grand Be”
  • French: “Grand Bé”
  • French: “Le Grand Bé”
  • German: “Grand Bé”
  • German: “Grand Bey”
  • Indonesian: “Grand bé”
  • Indonesian: “Grand Bé”
  • Japanese: “グラン・ベ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grand Bé”
  • Polish: “Grand Bé”
  • Slovenian: “Grand Bé”
  • Slovenian: “Grand Bey”
  • Swedish: “Grand Bé”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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