The HWU transmitter is a French facility for transmitting orders to submerged submarines of the French Navy. Situated near Rosnay at 46°42'47"N, 1°14'39"E, it is one of the largest radio transmitters in France and is visible on satellite pictures although it is completely blurred out. HWU transmitter is situated 3 km northeast of Les Bourrins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douadic and Ruffec.

Douadic

Village

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Douadic is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Douadic is situated 8 km west of Les Bourrins.

Ruffec

Village

Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruffec is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Ruffec is situated 8 km southwest of Les Bourrins.

Les Bourrins

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Rosnay, Arrondissement of Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.69795° or 46° 41′ 53″ north

Longitude

1.21705° or 1° 13′ 1″ east

Open location code

8FR3M6X8+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1849676535

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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