Goulet de Brest
The Goulet de Brest is a 3-km-long strait linking the roadstead of Brest to the Atlantic Ocean. Only 1.8 km wide, the goulet is situated between the Pointe du Petit Minou and the Pointe du Portzic to the north and the îlot des Capucins and the Pointe des Espagnols to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort du Dellec and IMT Atlantique.
Fort du Dellec
Ruins
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forming part of the chain of fortifications along the goulet de Brest, the fort du Dellec was built by Vauban in the 17th century, then rebuilt several times, notably in the 19th century when casemates were added for barracks and munitions storage.
IMT Atlantique
College
IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles and a technological university, which was created on January 1, 2017 through the merger of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes and Télécom Bretagne.
École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest
College
Photo: ZeWaren, Public domain.
The École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest is a French grande école leading to the French Diplôme d'Ingénieur under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Porte Caffarelli.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Goulet de Brest.
Porte Caffarelli
Locality
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Goulet de Brest.
Jean Bart Gate
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jean Bart Gate is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Goulet de Brest.
Goulet de Brest
- Type: Inlet
- Description: strait in France
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Plouzané, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Japanese—“Goulet de Brest” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Mulgul Brest”
- Chinese: “佈雷斯特海峽”
- Chinese: “布雷斯特海峡”
- Dutch: “Goulet de Brest”
- Esperanto: “Markolo de Brest”
- French: “Goulet de Brest”
- German: “Goulet de Brest”
- German: “Meerenge von Brest”
- Japanese: “グール・ド・ブレスト”
- Japanese: “グレ・ド・ブレスト”
- Japanese: “ブレスト海峡”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dellec and Le Stiff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort de Dellec and Pointe du Dellec.
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