Square de Pencoed

Square de Pencoed is a park in Plouzané, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Square de Pencoed is situated nearby to the arts center La Batterie - École municipale de musique, as well as near the square Place du Commerce.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include IMT Atlantique and École nationale d’ingénieurs de Brest.

IMT Atlantique

College

IMT Atlantique is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles and a technological university, created on January 1, 2017 through the merger of Télécom Bretagne and its smaller sibling École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes. IMT Atlantique is situated 2 km southeast of Square de Pencoed.

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 southeast of Square de Pencoed.

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 south of Square de Pencoed.