La Grande Rivière

La Grande Rivière is a hamlet in , , . La Grande Rivière is situated near the quarter , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Église Notre-Dame de Kerbonne and Tour Tanguy.

Church
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the river in . Probably built during the Breton War of Succession, it faces the château de Brest and is now accessed by a road off the square Pierre Péron, at one end of the pont de Recouvrance.

Sports venue
Photo: Herault Arnod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-purpose arena in . Its tenant is Brest Bretagne Handball. Inaugurated on September 13, 2014, it is designed to host major sporting competitions, team training sessions and large-scale concerts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porte Caffarelli and Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.

Locality
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the section of the city of , on the right bank of the River . The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank.

La Grande Rivière

Latitude
48.37468° or 48° 22′ 29″ north
Longitude
-4.51512° or 4° 30′ 54″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8CWQ9FFM+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1676850120
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3231217
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In Other Languages

From Breton to French—“La Grande Rivière” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Porte de la Grande Rivière and Mesdoun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Compagnie des Marins-pompiers de Brest and Centre Roland Morillot.

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