Pointe du Raz
The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: cape in France
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Vieille and Moulin de Trouguer.
La Vieille
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of Finistère at the commune of Plogoff, on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille. La Vieille is situated 1½ km west of Pointe du Raz.
Moulin de Trouguer
Photo: Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moulin de Trouguer is situated 3½ km northeast of Pointe du Raz.
Chapel of Saint Michael
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chapel of Saint Michael is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Pointe du Raz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île-de-Sein.
Île-de-Sein
Village
Photo: blue eyes photographies, CC BY 2.0.
The Île de Sein is a Breton island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz, from which it is separated by the Raz de Sein. Île-de-Sein is situated 9 km west of Pointe du Raz.
Pointe du Raz
- Categories: cape, cultural landscape, headland, and tourism
- Location: Plogoff, Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.03992° or 48° 2′ 24″ northLongitude
-4.73672° or 4° 44′ 12″ westOpen location code
8CWQ27Q7+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1690285339OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1500472
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Pointe du Raz” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pointe du Raz”
- Basque: “Raz lurmuturra”
- Basque: “Raz”
- Breton: “beg ar Raz”
- Breton: “Beg ar Raz”
- Catalan: “Beg ar Raz”
- Catalan: “Punta de Raz”
- Cebuano: “Pointe du Raz”
- Chinese: “哈角”
- Chinese: “拉角”
- Dutch: “Pointe du Raz”
- Esperanto: “Pinto de Raz”
- French: “pointe du Raz”
- French: “Pointe du Raz”
- German: “Pointe du Raz”
- Italian: “Pointe du Raz”
- Japanese: “ラ岬”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe du Raz”
- Polish: “Pointe du Raz”
- Portuguese: “Pointe du Raz”
- Russian: “Пуэнт-дю-Ра”
- Russian: “Ра”
- Spanish: “Pointe du Raz”
- Spanish: “Punta de Raz”
- Spanish: “Punta du Raz”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ile Monika and Ile Stefan.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Notre-Dame des Naufragés and Abri de la Pointe du Raz.
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