Brittany
Morbihan
Arrondissement of Vannes

Malestroit

Malestroit is a commune in the department of in north-western . The town is on the river and part of the Nantes-Brest canal. It has several half-timbered houses.
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  • Type: Village with 2,510 residents
  • Description: commune in Morbihan, France
  • Also known as: “56124” and “Malastred”
  • Postal code: 56140

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapel of the Madeleine, Malestroit and Église Saint-Gilles de Malestroit.

Church
Photo: Alexandre Bloch, Public domain.
The Chapel of the Madeleine, formerly the Priory of the Madeleine or Malestroit Priory, is a ruined chapel in Malestroit in the department of , Brittany, France.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Marcel and Saint-Abraham.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . houses the Museum of the Breton Resistance which commemorates the uprising of the Maquis of and 200 Free French SAS parachutists in 18 June 1944, which the French force under command of Colonel Morice, Free French Pierre Bourgoin and André Hue came under German attack.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . is situated 5 km north of Malestroit.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune. is situated 6 km south of Malestroit.

Malestroit

Latitude
47.81° or 47° 48′ 36″ north
Longitude
-2.3831° or 2° 22′ 59″ west
Population
2,510
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8CVVRJ58+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26698261
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6437301
Wiki­data ID
Q70222
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Malestroit” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: “馬萊特華”
  • Chinese: “马莱斯特鲁瓦”
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