Questel Fort
Questel Fort is a redoubt in Brest. It is a fortified structure of the Vauban type. It forms a closed square, with the main entry point placed on the least exposed side.Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brest Business School and Chapelle Saint Guénolé.
Brest Business School
College
Brest Business School, also called ESC Bretagne Brest, France, is a French business School in the city of Brest in western France. Founded in 1962, Brest BS provides business and management courses to 900 students. Brest Business School is situated 1 km northeast of Questel Fort.
Chapelle Saint Guénolé
Church
Photo: Broenberr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint Guénolé is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Questel Fort.
Brest Arena
Sports venue
Photo: Herault Arnod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brest Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Brest, France. Its tenant is Brest Bretagne Handball. Inaugurated on September 13, 2014, it is designed to host major sporting competitions, team training sessions and large-scale concerts. Brest Arena is situated 2 km southeast of Questel Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Recouvrance.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb.
Recouvrance
Suburb
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recouvrance is the section of the city of Brest, France, on the right bank of the River Penfeld. The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank. Recouvrance is situated 3 km southeast of Questel Fort.
Porte Caffarelli
Locality
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 3 km southeast of Questel Fort.
Questel Fort
- Type: Ruins
- Description: fort
- Categories: fort, urban park, and historic site
- Location: Brest, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.40061° or 48° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.53358° or 4° 32′ 1″ westOpen location code
8CWQCF28+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 191258847OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q643013
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Questel Fort” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreñv ar Gestell”
- Dutch: “Questel Fort”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كويستل فورت”
- French: “fort du Questel”
- French: “Fort du Questel”
- French: “Guestel-Bras”
- French: “Redoute de Guestel-Bras”
- Italian: “Forte Questel”
- Spanish: “Fort du Questel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort du Questel and Centre Hippique du Questel.
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