Plage du Minou

Plage du Minou is a beach in Plouzané, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Plage du Minou is situated nearby to the ruins Fort du Minou, as well as near the grassland Fort du Petit Minou.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort du Petit Minou and Lighthouse Le Minou.

Fort du Petit Minou

Grassland

Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest. It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat. Fort du Petit Minou is situated 190 metres east of Plage du Minou.

Lighthouse Le Minou

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.

The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. Lighthouse Le Minou is situated 260 metres southeast of Plage du Minou.

Fort du Mengant

Fort

Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 northeast of Plage du Minou.