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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Photo: Thbz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phare du fort de l’Ouest is situated 2 km west of Digue du Large - Défense militaire.
Cherbourg Naval Base
Naval base
Photo: Steff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Thbz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Central and Jetée du Homet.
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