Roc’hanou
Roc’hanou is a hamlet in Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Roc’hanou is situated nearby to the hamlet Moulin de Kerdrein, as well as near Ilienn ar Gwenn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas and Oceanopolis.
Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas
Church
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church.
Oceanopolis
Public aquarium
Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oceanopolis is a public aquarium, which is situated 4 km north of Roc’hanou.
French ironclad Furieux
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Furieux was an ironclad coastal defense ship built for the French Navy in the late 1870s and 1880s. She was ordered under the fleet plan of 1872 that was intended to strengthen the French fleet after the Franco-Prussian War. French ironclad Furieux is situated 4 km south of Roc’hanou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Marc and Plougastel-Daoulas.
Saint-Marc
Suburb
Photo: Formationtiriad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Marc is a suburb, which is situated 5 km north of Roc’hanou.
Plougastel-Daoulas
Town
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Plougastel-Daoulas is situated 5 km northeast of Roc’hanou.
Brest
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Brest is a city on the west Atlantic coast of France. It has a long history of navigation. There are very large tides here.
Roc’hanou
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.3541° or 48° 21′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.43472° or 4° 26′ 5″ westElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8CWQ9H38+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1151442797OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3231170
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Roc’hanou” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Roc’hanoù”
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