Isère
Arrondissement of Grenoble
Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes

German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens

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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: maritime museum
  • Also known as: “Base Sous-Marine”, “Saint-Nazaire submarine base”, and “submarine base of Saint-Nazaire”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French submarine Espadon and Les Trois Pierres dolmen.

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. is situated 290 metres east of German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

Archaeological site
Photo: Poulpy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 480 metres northwest of German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 500 metres southwest of German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

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
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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. is situated 4 km southeast of German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 7 km southwest of German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens

Latitude
47.27592° or 47° 16′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.20261° or 2° 12′ 9″ west
Open location code
8CVV7QGW+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 101577486
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q347251
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From Breton to Spanish—“German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens” goes by many names.

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