Batterie de Rupture casematée

Batterie de Rupture casematée is a fort in Roscanvel, Arrondissement of Châteaulin, Brittany. Batterie de Rupture casematée is situated near the ruins Batterie de Cornouaille, as well as near the fort Batterie Basse de Cornouaille.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Batterie de Cornouaille and Fort du Mengant.

Batterie de Cornouaille

Ruins

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Batterie de Cornouaille is a ruins.

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 2½ km northwest of Batterie de Rupture casematée.

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 north of Batterie de Rupture casematée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Plouzané.

Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon

Suburb

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Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb, which is situated 6 km northeast of Batterie de Rupture casematée.

Plouzané

Town

Photo: Piblo, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Plouzané is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plouzané is situated 7 km northwest of Batterie de Rupture casematée.

Porte Caffarelli

Locality

Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Batterie de Rupture casematée.

Batterie de Rupture casematée

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Roscanvel, Arrondissement of Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.33049° or 48° 19′ 50″ north

Longitude

-4.57009° or 4° 34′ 12″ west

Open location code

8CWQ8CJH+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 254993408

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

OpenStreetMap feature

military=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Batterie Basse de Cornouaille and Batterie Beaufort.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Batterie Basse de Cornouaille (Vauban) and Magasin caverne.

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