Digue de l’Est
Digue de l’Est is a breakwater in Normandy, France. Digue de l’Est is situated nearby to the village Bretteville, as well as near Digosville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cité de la Mer.
French submarine Redoutable
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class of ballistic missile submarines in the French Marine nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, the boat was the first French SNLE. French submarine Redoutable is situated 4 km southwest of Digue de l’Est.
Cité de la Mer
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
The Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today. Cité de la Mer is situated 4 km southwest of Digue de l’Est.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bretteville and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
Bretteville
Village
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bretteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bretteville is situated 4 km east of Digue de l’Est.
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.
Digosville
Village
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Digosville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Digosville is situated 5 km southeast of Digue de l’Est.
Digue de l’Est
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.66559° or 49° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.57274° or 1° 34′ 22″ westOpen location code
8CXWMC8G+6WGeoNames ID
3231155
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