Kernié

Kernié is a hamlet in Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Kernié is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Caro, as well as near Menez Braz.

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

Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas

Church

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

Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Kernié.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plougastel-Daoulas and Jean Bart Gate.

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 7 km northeast of Kernié.