Fort du Mengant
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 northeast of Fort du Mengant.
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 2 km northeast of Fort du Mengant.
Lighthouse Le Minou
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. Lighthouse Le Minou is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort du Mengant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Porte Caffarelli.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northeast of Fort du Mengant.
Porte Caffarelli
Locality
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Fort du Mengant.
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 8 km northeast of Fort du Mengant.
Fort du Mengant
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.34757° or 48° 20′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.58701° or 4° 35′ 13″ westInception
17th centuryOpen location code
8CWQ8CX7+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 22815684OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q3078355
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Italian—“Fort du Mengant” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreñv ar Mengant”
- Dutch: “Fort du Mengant”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دو مينجانت”
- French: “Fort du Léon”
- French: “fort du Mengant”
- French: “Fort du mengant”
- French: “Fort du Mengant”
- French: “Fort Du Mengant”
- Italian: “Forte Léon”
- Italian: “Forte Mengant”
Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort du Mengant”. Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.