Espace du Gonio

Espace du Gonio is a park in Plouzané, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Espace du Gonio is situated nearby to the spring Fontaine de la Trinité, as well as near Lavoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include IMT Atlantique and École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest.

IMT Atlantique

College

IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles and a technological university, which was created on January 1, 2017 through the merger of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes and Télécom Bretagne. IMT Atlantique is situated 1½ km southeast of Espace du Gonio.

École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest

College

Photo: ZeWaren, Public domain.

The École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest is a French grande école leading to the French Diplôme d'Ingénieur under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research. École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest is situated 1½ km east of Espace du Gonio.

Fort du Mengant

Fort

Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The fort du Mengant or fort du Léon in the commune of Plouzané is part of the defences of the roadstead of Brest. It is made up of a high battery, with a now-destroyed artillery tower, and a lower semi-circular battery at the foot of the cliff, with two small powder magazines. Fort du Mengant is situated 2 km south of Espace du Gonio.