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Rade de Saint-Nazaire

Rade de Saint-Nazaire is a bay in .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and Saint-Nazaire station.

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 , France.

Railway station
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The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the town and port of . Designed by Noël Le Maresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1955 in anticipation of the arrival of the TGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed in the 19th century by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.

Photo: TouN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port town of 153,000 people at the mouth of the Loire, near in western .

Village
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the , a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort in , situated in the commune of . It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district.

Rade de Saint-Nazaire

Latitude
47.2645° or 47° 15′ 52″ north
Longitude
-2.2128° or 2° 12′ 46″ west
Open location code
8CVV7Q7P+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5667261177
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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In Other Languages

“Rade de Saint-Nazaire” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Morlenn Sant-Nazer”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jardin des Plantes and Sautron.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include American Expeditionary Forces Memorial and plage du Grand Traict.

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