Batterie de 4 x 32cm

Batterie de 4 x 32cm is a fort in Roscanvel, Arrondissement of Châteaulin, Brittany. Batterie de 4 x 32cm is situated near Fort des Espagnols, as well as near the fort Batterie de 3 x 32 cm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Portzic Lighthouse and Fort de Portzic.

Portzic Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Portzic Lighthouse is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres tall octagonal tower. Portzic Lighthouse is situated 2 km north of Batterie de 4 x 32cm.

Fort de Portzic

Fort

Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fort de Portzic was built near the town of Brest by Vauban between 1693 and 1699 as part of the defences of the goulet de Brest. It faces the pointe des Espagnols and was improved and enlarged over time, since it formed the town's last and innermost defence. Fort de Portzic is situated 2 km north of Batterie de 4 x 32cm.

IMT Atlantique

College

IMT Atlantique is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles and a technological university, created on January 1, 2017 through the merger of Télécom Bretagne and its smaller sibling École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes. IMT Atlantique is situated 3 km northwest of Batterie de 4 x 32cm.