Finistère
Arrondissement de Brest
Brest

Saint-Sauveur Church in Brest

The Saint-Saviour Church in Brest is a Jesuit-style church located in the Recouvrance district of Brest, France, constructed between 1740 and 1749.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church located in Finistère, in France
  • Also known as: “Église Saint-Sauveur” and “Église Saint-Sauveur à Recouvrance, Brest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tour Tanguy and Jardin des explorateurs.

Museum
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The , Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the river in . Probably built during the Breton War of Succession, it faces the château de Brest and is now accessed by a road off the square Pierre Péron, at one end of the pont de Recouvrance. is situated 300 metres east of Saint-Sauveur Church in Brest.

Garden
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is a garden.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 150 metres west of Saint-Sauveur Church in Brest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recouvrance and Jean Bart Gate.

Suburb
Photo: S. DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the section of the city of , on the right bank of the River . The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Saint-Sauveur Church in Brest

Latitude
48.38244° or 48° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
-4.501° or 4° 30′ 4″ west
Open location code
8CWQ9FJX+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42579936
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q27968029
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In Other Languages

From Breton to French—“Saint-Sauveur Church in Brest” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place Amiral Ronarch and Maison de la Fontaine.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Résidence Recouvrance and École Javouhey.

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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 “Saint-Sauveur Church in Brest”. Photo: Ggal, CC BY-SA 3.0.