Les Glénans
Les Glénans is a French sailing school, operating as a non-profit organization. Most of its instructors are volunteers. It was founded in 1947 by Philippe and Hélène Viannay, who had been involved with the French Resistance during World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: sailing school
- Also known as: “Les Glenans”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prieuré d’île-d’Arz and Église Notre-Dame de l’Île-d’Arz.
Prieuré d’île-d’Arz
Town hall
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prieuré d’île-d’Arz is a town hall, which is situated 380 metres north of Les Glénans.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Île-d’Arz
Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Île-d’Arz is a church, which is situated 410 metres north of Les Glénans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ile-aux-Moines and Séné.
Ile-aux-Moines
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Île-aux-Moines is an island in Brittany. At 7 km long and 3.5 km wide, it's the largest island in the "Golfe du Morbihan", and has 610 inhabitants. The island is pretty, full of flowers, and has old stones and amazing landscapes.
Séné
Village
Photo: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Séné is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Séné is situated 6 km northeast of Les Glénans.
Sarzeau
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sarzeau is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. It is located on the Rhuys peninsula between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Atlantic Ocean. Sarzeau is situated 7 km south of Les Glénans.
Les Glénans
- Categories: school, sailing school, recreation area, sailing, and sports location
- Location: Île-d’Arz, Arrondissement of Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.58598° or 47° 35′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.80324° or 2° 48′ 12″ westOpen location code
8CVVH5PW+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 651666084OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=sailingWikidata ID
Q1473393
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Portuguese—“Les Glénans” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Les Glénans”
- Dutch: “Les Glénans”
- French: “Centre nautique des Glénans”
- French: “Les Glenans”
- French: “Les Glénans”
- German: “Glénans”
- German: “Les Glenans”
- German: “Les Glénans”
- Italian: “Les Glénans”
- Portuguese: “Les Glénans”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plage de Kerolan and Espace Jean Danet.
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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 “Les Glénans”. Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.