Church of St Louis, Brest
The Church of St Louis is a modernist structure built during the reconstruction of Brest after World War II, on the ruins of the former church of the same name, which was constructed between 1686 and 1785.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church located in Finistère, in France
- Also known as: “Eglise Saint-Louis” and “église Saint-Louis de Brest”
- Address: Brest
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halle Saint-Louis à Brest and Rue de Siam.
Halle Saint-Louis à Brest
Marketplace
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halle Saint-Louis à Brest is a marketplace, which is situated 100 metres northeast of Church of St Louis, Brest.
Rue de Siam
Photo: Wagner51, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The rue de Siam is the main arterial street of Brest, a port city in Brittany, France. Its name comes from the arrival of three ambassadors led by Kosa Pan, sent by the King of Siam on the 29 June 1686 to meet Louis XIV in Versailles. Rue de Siam is situated 160 metres south of Church of St Louis, Brest.
Le Quartz
Theater building
Photo: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Quartz is a theater building, which is situated 380 metres east of Church of St Louis, Brest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porte Tourville and Recouvrance.
Recouvrance
Suburb
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recouvrance is the section of the city of Brest, France, on the right bank of the River Penfeld. The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank.
Church of St Louis, Brest
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Brest, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.38885° or 48° 23′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.49042° or 4° 29′ 26″ westElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
8CWQ9GQ5+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 42538311OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8556237Wikidata ID
Q3582362
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In Other Languages
From Breton to German—“Church of St Louis, Brest” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Iliz Sant Loeiz”
- French: “église Saint-Louis de Brest”
- French: “Église Saint-Louis de Brest”
- French: “Église Saint-Louis”
- French: “St. Louis”
- German: “Église Saint-Louis”
- German: “Nouvelle église Saint-Louis de Brest”
- German: “St-Louis”
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