La Forest-Landerneau
La Forest-Landerneau is a locality in Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany. La Forest-Landerneau is situated nearby to the hamlet Kergréac’H, as well as near the locality Quillien.Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Town hall of La Forest-Landerneau.
Château de Joyeuse Garde
Castle
Photo: Silex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Joyeuse Garde is the site of a castle associated with Joyous Gard from Arthurian legend. Its ruins in the town of La Forest-Landerneau in Brittany date to the 6th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Landerneau and Guipavas.
Landerneau
Town
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Landerneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the mouth of the Elorn River which divides the Breton provinces of Cornouaille and Léon, 22 km east of Brest. Landerneau is situated 5 km northeast of La Forest-Landerneau.
Guipavas
Town
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Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Maurice Polard is from Guipavas. The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church. Guipavas is situated 6 km west of La Forest-Landerneau.
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rhun
Hamlet
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rhun is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of La Forest-Landerneau.
La Forest-Landerneau
- Type: Locality with 1,850 residents
- Also known as: “29056”
- Location: Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.4275° or 48° 25′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.315° or 4° 18′ 54″ westPopulation
1,850Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8CWQCMHP+22GeoNames ID
6456823
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- French: “La Forest-Landerneau”
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