Plaque aux Nazairiens
Plaque aux Nazairiens is a memorial in Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Plaque aux Nazairiens is situated nearby to Square des Pétanqueurs, as well as near the pier Môle d’abri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French submarine Espadon and German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.
French submarine Espadon
Museum
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Espadon was a Narval-class submarine of the French Navy. Along with sister boat Marsouin, the boat was the first French submarine to steam under sea ice. The boat is currently a museum ship. French submarine Espadon is situated 400 metres north of Plaque aux Nazairiens.
German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens
Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied Saint-Nazaire, France. German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens is situated 540 metres northwest of Plaque aux Nazairiens.
Usine élévatoire de Saint-Nazaire
Building
Photo: Duch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Usine élévatoire de Saint-Nazaire is a building, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Plaque aux Nazairiens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.
Saint-Nazaire
Photo: TouN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Nazaire is a port town of 153,000 people at the mouth of the Loire, near Nantes in western France.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Village
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is situated 3½ km southeast of Plaque aux Nazairiens.
Saint-Marc-sur-Mer
Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Marc-sur-Mer is a seaside resort in France, situated in the commune of Saint-Nazaire. It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. Saint-Marc-sur-Mer is situated 7 km southwest of Plaque aux Nazairiens.
Plaque aux Nazairiens
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In honour of those brave Frenchmen and Frenchwomen, who risking life and liberty, rose to help us of their own free will on 28 MARCH 1942 From the british sailors and army commandos of The St. Nazaire Society 25 MARCH 2000”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.2718° or 47° 16′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.19877° or 2° 11′ 56″ westInception
March 25th, 2000Open location code
8CVV7RC2+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4802559832OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Square des Pétanqueurs and Môle d’abri.
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