Fort Montbarey
The Fort Montbarey is a fortified stronghold, built between 1777 and 1784, to the west of Brest. The fort is similar to the related Questel Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre Quilbignon and École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest.
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre Quilbignon
Church
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Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre Quilbignon is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Fort Montbarey.
École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest
College
Photo: ZeWaren, Public domain.
The École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest is a French grande école leading to the French Diplôme d'Ingénieur under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research. École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Montbarey.
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 south of Fort Montbarey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon and Porte Caffarelli.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
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Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb.
Porte Caffarelli
Locality
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 3½ km east of Fort Montbarey.
Recouvrance
Suburb
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 east of Fort Montbarey.
Fort Montbarey
- Type: Museum
- Description: fort in France
- Categories: fort, tourism, historic site, memorial, and tourist attraction
- Location: Brest, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.37822° or 48° 22′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.54836° or 4° 32′ 54″ westOpen location code
8CWQ9FH2+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 37178906OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3077950
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Italian—“Fort Montbarey” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreñv Montbarey”
- Dutch: “Fort Montbarey”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن مونتبارى”
- French: “fort Montbarey”
- French: “Fort Montbarey”
- Italian: “Forte Montbarey”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Super-Etendard and Parc de l’Arc’hantel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Montbarey”. Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.