Écluse Fortifiée

Écluse Fortifiée is a building in , , . Écluse Fortifiée is situated nearby to , as well as near the museum .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French submarine Espadon and German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

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.

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. is situated 310 metres west of Écluse Fortifiée.

Archaeological site
Photo: Poulpy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 730 metres northwest of Écluse Fortifiée.

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 .

Town
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. is situated 4 km southeast of Écluse Fortifiée.

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 Écluse Fortifiée.

Écluse Fortifiée

Latitude
47.27539° or 47° 16′ 31″ north
Longitude
-2.19858° or 2° 11′ 55″ west
Open location code
8CVV7RG2+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 101589368
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­bunker
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

“Écluse Fortifiée” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Skluz Kreñvaet”

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