Ménez ar Vel

Ménez ar Vel is a hamlet in , , . Ménez ar Vel is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Éloi de Roscanvel and Île des Morts.

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

Islet
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is a 7-hectare island in the , to the south-west of the , between the peninsula and . It is 26m above sea level at its highest point.

Military installation
is a hamlet on the peninsula in . The gun batteries located here are part of the defences of the , forbidding ships from entering the bay of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Porte Caffarelli.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 8 km north of Ménez ar Vel.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km northeast of Ménez ar Vel.

Village
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is a commune in the department of and the administrative region of , northwestern . Besides the town of , the village of Morgat is part of the commune. is situated 9 km southeast of Ménez ar Vel.

Ménez ar Vel

Latitude
48.31107° or 48° 18′ 40″ north
Longitude
-4.56181° or 4° 33′ 43″ west
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
8CWQ8C6Q+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 741575516
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6620649
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