Digue du Large - Défense militaire
Digue du Large - Défense militaire is a military installation in Normandy, France. Digue du Large - Défense militaire is situated nearby to Fort Central, as well as near the suburb Querqueville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Phare du fort de l’Ouest.
French submarine Redoutable
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Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class of ballistic missile submarines in the French Marine nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, the boat was the first French SNLE. French submarine Redoutable is situated 3 km south of Digue du Large - Défense militaire.
Phare du fort de l’Ouest
Fort
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Phare du fort de l’Ouest is situated 2 km west of Digue du Large - Défense militaire.
Cherbourg Naval Base
Naval base
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Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. Cherbourg Naval Base is situated 2½ km south of Digue du Large - Défense militaire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Querqueville.
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.
Querqueville
Suburb
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Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Querqueville is situated 5 km west of Digue du Large - Défense militaire.
Octeville
Suburb
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Octeville is a suburb, which is situated 5 km south of Digue du Large - Défense militaire.
Digue du Large - Défense militaire
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.6728° or 49° 40′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.62291° or 1° 37′ 23″ westOpen location code
8CXWM9FG+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1341493886OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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Highlights include Fort Central and Jetée du Homet.
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