Banc du Pointeau

Banc du Pointeau is a shoal in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire. Banc du Pointeau is situated nearby to the village Saint-Brévin-l’Océan, as well as near the locality Le Pointeau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Les Rossignols dolmen and Pierres Couchées menhir.

Archaeological site

Les Rossignols dolmen is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site

Pierres Couchées menhir is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Banc du Pointeau.

Lighthouse

Balise des Morées is a lighthouse, which is situated 4 km northwest of Banc du Pointeau.

Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef.

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is situated 3 km northeast of Banc du Pointeau.

Village

Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Its inhabitants, known as Michelois, numbered 5,173 at the 2018 census. Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef is situated 5 km southeast of Banc du Pointeau.

Saint-Nazaire is a port town of 153,000 people at the mouth of the Loire, near Nantes in western France.

Latitude

47.22321° or 47° 13′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.1869° or 2° 11′ 13″ west

Open location code

8CVV6RF7+76

GeoNames ID

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