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.
- Fort
- …dates from the 17th century
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plouzané and Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb.
5 km northeast of Fort du Mengant
Porte Caffarelli
Porte Caffarelli is a locality.
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Fort du Mengant
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Latitude
48.34757° or 48° 20′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.58701° or 4° 35′ 13″ west
Open location code
8CWQ8CX7+25
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = fort
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = military
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Turkish—“Fort du Mengant” goes by many names.
Kreñv ar MengantBreton
Fort du MengantDutch
حصن دو مينجانتEgyptian Arabic
Forte LéonItalian
Forte MengantItalian
Mengant HisarıTurkish
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