Petit Bé
Petit Bé is a tidal island near the city of Saint-Malo, France, close to the larger island of Grand Bé. At low tide one can walk to the island from the nearby Bon-Secours beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: island in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
- Also known as: “Petit Be” and “Petit Be Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Bé and Tomb of Chateaubriand.
Grand Bé
Islet
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Bé is a tidal island near Saint-Malo, France. It is located at the mouth of the Rance River, a few hundred metres from the walls of Saint-Malo. At low tide the island can be reached on foot from the nearby Bon-Secours beach.
Tomb of Chateaubriand
Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomb of Chateaubriand is situated 400 metres east of Petit Bé.
Saint-Malo Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Malo Cathedral is a Catholic Cathedral located in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. The church was founded in dedication to Saint Vincent of Saragossa and is a national monument of France. Saint-Malo Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Petit Bé.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinard and Paramé.
Dinard
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinard is a French commune on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination. With its international film festival, villas, sumptuous hotels and casino, Dinard is regarded as one of the most prestigious seaside resorts in all of France.
Paramé
Suburb
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Paramé is a former town and commune of France on the north coast of Brittany. Paramé merged with Saint-Servan to form the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Paramé is situated 4 km east of Petit Bé.
Saint-Ideuc
Suburb
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Ideuc is a suburb, which is situated 5 km east of Petit Bé.
Petit Bé
- Categories: tidal island, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint-Malo, Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.65254° or 48° 39′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.03848° or 2° 2′ 19″ westOpen location code
8CWVMX36+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 305880286OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
12534716Wikidata ID
Q3078373
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Indonesian—“Petit Bé” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Enez ar Be Vihan”
- Chinese: “小贝岛城堡”
- Dutch: “fort Petit Bé”
- French: “fort du Petit Bé”
- French: “Fort du Petit Bé”
- French: “petit Be”
- French: “petit bé”
- French: “petit Bé”
- German: “Petit Bé”
- German: “Petit Bey”
- Indonesian: “Petit Bé”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Petit Bé”. Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.