Gorre-Menez Bihan

Gorre-Menez Bihan is a hamlet in Finistère, Brittany. Gorre-Menez Bihan is situated nearby to the hamlet Ty ar Zant, as well as near Menguen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Chapelle Saint-Jean de Plougastel-Daoulas.

Château de Joyeuse Garde

Castle

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The Château de Joyeuse Garde is the site of a castle associated with Joyous Gard from Arthurian legend. Its ruins in the town of La Forest-Landerneau in Brittany date to the 6th century. Château de Joyeuse Garde is situated 2½ km north of Gorre-Menez Bihan.

Chapelle Saint-Jean de Plougastel-Daoulas

Church

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Chapelle Saint-Jean de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church.

Town hall of La Forest-Landerneau

Town hall

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Town hall of La Forest-Landerneau is situated 3 km north of Gorre-Menez Bihan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plougastel-Daoulas and Guipavas.

Plougastel-Daoulas

Town

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Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Plougastel-Daoulas is situated 4½ km southwest of Gorre-Menez Bihan.

Guipavas

Town

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Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Maurice Polard is from Guipavas. The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church. Guipavas is situated 7 km northwest of Gorre-Menez Bihan.