Illien-an-Traon

Illien-an-Traon is a locality in Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Illien-an-Traon is situated nearby to the hamlet Linspern, as well as near Le Caro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include French ironclad Furieux and Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas.

French ironclad Furieux

Disaster remains

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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 3 km south of Illien-an-Traon.

Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas

Church

Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church.

Île Ronde

Islet

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The Île Ronde is a French islet 400 metres to the south west of Pointe de l'Armorique, in the roadstead of Brest, within the territory of the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas. Île Ronde is situated 3 km southwest of Illien-an-Traon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plougastel-Daoulas and Saint-Marc.

Plougastel-Daoulas

Town

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Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Plougastel-Daoulas is situated 6 km northeast of Illien-an-Traon.