Carrière du Castel

Carrière du Castel is a quarry in Ploudalmézeau, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Carrière du Castel is situated near the church Chapelle Saint-Roch de Ploudalmézeau, as well as near the arts center Centre culturel l’Arcadie.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chapelle Saint-Roch de Ploudalmézeau and Centre culturel l’Arcadie.

Chapelle Saint-Roch de Ploudalmézeau

Church

Photo: Mairie Ploudalmézeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapelle Saint-Roch de Ploudalmézeau is a church, which is situated 250 metres west of Carrière du Castel.

Centre culturel l’Arcadie

Arts center

Photo: Mairie Ploudalmézeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Centre culturel l’Arcadie is an arts center, which is situated 740 metres northwest of Carrière du Castel.

Jardin du Moulin Neuf

Park

Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jardin du Moulin Neuf is a park, which is situated 1½ km north of Carrière du Castel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ploudalmézeau and Portsall.

Ploudalmézeau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The village and port of Portsall is part of the commune. The Amoco Cadiz oil tanker ran aground off Portsall in 1978, causing a large crude oil spill.

Portsall

Village

Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portsall is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Carrière du Castel.

Porspoder

Village

Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porspoder is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Porspoder is situated 9 km west of Carrière du Castel.

Carrière du Castel

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Ploudalmézeau, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.53187° or 48° 31′ 55″ north

Longitude

-4.65386° or 4° 39′ 14″ west

Operator

Carrières Kervran Louzaouen

Open location code

8CWQG8JW+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 307292134

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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In Other Languages

From Breton to French—“Carrière du Castel” goes by many names.

Breton: “Mengleuz ar C’hastell”
French: “Carrière du Castel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Salle de sports de Kerlec’h and Stade municipal.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Point Vert and Saint-Roch.

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Worth a closer look: Brest and Quimper.

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