Le Caro

Le Caro is a hamlet in Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Le Caro is situated nearby to the locality Port du Caro, as well as near the hamlet Penn ar Pont.

Places of Interest

Highlights include French ironclad Furieux and Île Ronde.

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.

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 2½ km southwest of Le Caro.

Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas

Church

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Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Le Caro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jean Bart Gate and Plougastel-Daoulas.

Jean Bart Gate

Locality

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Jean Bart Gate is a locality, which is situated 6 km northwest of Le Caro.

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 Le Caro.