Les Vrachères
Les Vrachères is a reef in Jersey. Les Vrachères is situated nearby to the locality La Fosse, as well as near Mont Fiquet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Cotte de St Brelade and La Tour de Vinde.
La Cotte de St Brelade
Archaeological site
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La Cotte de St Brelade is a Paleolithic site of early habitation in Saint Brélade, Jersey. Cotte means "cave" in Jèrriais. Neanderthals lived there at various times between around 250,000 years ago and after 48,000 years ago—making it the earliest known occupation of the Channel Islands by a hominin species, and also possibly one of the last Neanderthal sites in northwestern Europe. La Cotte de St Brelade is situated 3½ km north of Les Vrachères.
La Tour de Vinde
Building
Photo: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Tour de Vinde is a Martello tower that the British erected between 1808 and 1810 to command the approaches to St Aubin's Bay, Jersey. The tower stands at the foot of the cliffs of Noirmont Point, in the Vingtaine de Noirmont in the Parish of Saint Brélade. La Tour de Vinde is situated 3½ km northeast of Les Vrachères.
Portelet Tower
Building
Portelet Tower, Jersey, is a round tower that the British built in 1808 on the tidal island L'Île au Guerdain in Portelet Bay in the parish of Saint Brélade, Jersey. Portelet Tower is situated 3½ km northeast of Les Vrachères.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Aubin and L’Ouziere.
Saint Aubin
Village
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St. Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St. Brelade in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located on the western end of St. Saint Aubin is situated 5 km northeast of Les Vrachères.
L’Ouziere
Locality
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L’Ouziere is a locality, which is situated 8 km north of Les Vrachères.
Les Vrachères
- Type: Reef
- Also known as: “Les Vracheres”
- Category: landform
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.14417° or 49° 8′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.20222° or 2° 12′ 8″ westOpen location code
8CXV4QVX+M4GeoNames ID
3237101
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Fosse and Mont Fiquet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frouquie des Vrachères and Les Vraicquières.
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