Grande Rade

Grande Rade is a roadstead in . Grande Rade is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and French submarine Espadon.

Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied , France.

Museum
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Espadon was a Narval-class submarine of the French Navy. Along with sister boat Marsouin, the boat was the first French submarine to steam under sea ice. The boat is currently a museum ship.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.

Photo: TouN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port town of 153,000 people at the mouth of the Loire, near in western .

Town
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. is situated 3½ km southeast of Grande Rade.

Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort in , situated in the commune of . It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. is situated 6 km southwest of Grande Rade.

Grande Rade

Latitude
47.26444° or 47° 15′ 52″ north
Longitude
-2.20417° or 2° 12′ 15″ west
Open location code
8CVV7Q7W+Q8
Geo­Names ID
3233607
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