La Croix du Leing
La Croix du Leing is a wayside cross in Baye, Arrondissement of Quimper, Brittany. La Croix du Leing is situated nearby to the archaeological site Menhir de Lestenach, as well as near the village Moëlan-sur-Mer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Catholic
- Inscription: “Croi de Leine bénit solennellement le 25 avril 1897.Offert par Jouant du Leine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Baye and Quimperlé Communauté.
Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Baye
Church
Photo: Lanzonnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Baye is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of La Croix du Leing.
Quimperlé Communauté
Government office
Quimperlé Communauté is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Quimperlé. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, northwestern France. Quimperlé Communauté is situated 3 km northeast of La Croix du Leing.
Chapelle de la Madeleine de Mellac
Church
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY 4.0.
Chapelle de la Madeleine de Mellac is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of La Croix du Leing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moëlan-sur-Mer and Quimperlé.
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Julien1978, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moëlan-sur-Mer is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. Moëlan-sur-Mer is situated 4½ km southwest of La Croix du Leing.
Quimperlé
Town
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quimperlé is a commune in the Finistère department, region of Brittany, northwestern France. Quimperlé is situated 4½ km northeast of La Croix du Leing.
Clohars-Carnoët
Village
Photo: LisennLZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clohars-Carnoët is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The beach resort of Le Pouldu, with the beaches of Bellangenet and Kerrou, is located in the town. Clohars-Carnoët is situated 6 km south of La Croix du Leing.
La Croix du Leing
- Category: historic site
- Location: Baye, Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.84798° or 47° 50′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.60174° or 3° 36′ 6″ westInception
April 25th, 1897Open location code
8CVRR9XX+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 4187564863OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
“La Croix du Leing” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kroez ar Lein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Menhir de Lestenach and Médiathèque.
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