Fort de Penfeld
Fort de Penfeld is a fort in Guilers, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Fort de Penfeld is situated nearby to the sports venue Complexe Sportif de Penfeld, as well as near the event venue Parc des expositions de Penfeld.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 620 metres east of Fort de Penfeld.
Chapelle Saint Guénolé
Church
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Chapelle Saint Guénolé is a church, which is situated 440 metres east of Fort de Penfeld.
Questel Fort
Ruins
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Questel Fort is situated 1 km south of Fort de Penfeld.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Recouvrance.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
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Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Fort de Penfeld.
Recouvrance
Suburb
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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 3½ km southeast of Fort de Penfeld.
Porte Caffarelli
Locality
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort de Penfeld.
Fort de Penfeld
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort de la Villeneuve”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guilers, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.40817° or 48° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.52925° or 4° 31′ 45″ westOpen location code
8CWQCF5C+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 254345688OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
“Fort de Penfeld” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreñv Penfell”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Complexe Sportif de Penfeld and Parc des expositions de Penfeld.
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