Caserne de la Briandais

Caserne de la Briandais is a military installation in Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire. Caserne de la Briandais is situated nearby to the community center CCAS Centre Communal Action Sociale, as well as near the police station Police nationale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and Église Sainte-Anne de Saint-Nazaire.

German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens

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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 Saint-Nazaire, France. German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens is situated 1¼ km east of Caserne de la Briandais.

Église Sainte-Anne de Saint-Nazaire

Church

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Église Sainte-Anne de Saint-Nazaire is a church, which is situated 710 metres northwest of Caserne de la Briandais.

Saint-Nazaire station

Railway station

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The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the French town and port of Saint-Nazaire. Designed by Noël Le Maresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1955 in anticipation of the arrival of the TGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed in the 19th century by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway. Saint-Nazaire station is situated 1½ km northeast of Caserne de la Briandais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Saint-Marc-sur-Mer.

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Town

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Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is situated 5 km southeast of Caserne de la Briandais.

Saint-Marc-sur-Mer

Suburb

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Saint-Marc-sur-Mer is a seaside resort in France, situated in the commune of Saint-Nazaire. It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. Saint-Marc-sur-Mer is situated 6 km southwest of Caserne de la Briandais.