Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt
Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt is a castle in La Forest-Landerneau, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt is situated nearby to the nature reserve Espace naturel protégé départemental de Coat Mez, as well as near the town Landerneau.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of La Forest-Landerneau and Château de Joyeuse Garde.
Town hall of La Forest-Landerneau
Town hall
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of La Forest-Landerneau is situated 1½ km southwest of Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt.
Château de Joyeuse Garde
Castle
Photo: Silex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Joyeuse Garde is the site of a castle associated with Joyous Gard from Arthurian legend. Its ruins in the town of La Forest-Landerneau in Brittany date to the 6th century. Château de Joyeuse Garde is situated 2 km southwest of Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt.
Gare de La Forest
Railway stop
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de La Forest is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Landerneau and Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rhun.
Landerneau
Town
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Landerneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the mouth of the Elorn River which divides the Breton provinces of Cornouaille and Léon, 22 km east of Brest. Landerneau is situated 3½ km northeast of Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt.
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rhun
Hamlet
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rhun is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt.
Guipavas
Town
Photo: Danielguip, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Maurice Polard is from Guipavas. The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church. Guipavas is situated 8 km west of Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt.
Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: La Forest-Landerneau, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.43509° or 48° 26′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.29482° or 4° 17′ 41″ westOpen location code
8CWQCPP4+23OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
“Château de Guerrus-Laouen ou de la Forêt” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kastell ar Gerruz-Laouen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Espace naturel protégé départemental de Coat Mez and Manoir de la Grande Palud.
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