Basse Nazaire

Basse Nazaire is a shoal in . Basse Nazaire is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

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

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.

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.

Bridge
Photo: Flofwi, CC BY 2.0.
The is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the river and linking on the north bank and on the south bank, in the department of , , .

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 Basse Nazaire.

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 8 km southwest of Basse Nazaire.

Basse Nazaire

Latitude
47.27361° or 47° 16′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.18972° or 2° 11′ 23″ west
Open location code
8CVV7RF6+C4
Geo­Names ID
3233608
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Satellite Map

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