Bassin de Penhoët

Bassin de Penhoët is a dock in , , . Bassin de Penhoët is situated nearby to the playground , as well as near the college .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and French submarine Espadon.

Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied , France. is situated 550 metres southwest of Bassin de Penhoët.

Museum
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Espadon was a Narval-class submarine of the French Navy. Along with sister boat Marsouin, the boat was the first French submarine to steam under sea ice. The boat is currently a museum ship. is situated 530 metres south of Bassin de Penhoët.

Archaeological site
Photo: Poulpy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 550 metres west of Bassin de Penhoët.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Saint-Marc-sur-Mer.

Town
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. is situated 4½ km southeast of Bassin de Penhoët.

Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort in , situated in the commune of . It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. is situated 8 km southwest of Bassin de Penhoët.

Bassin de Penhoët

Latitude
47.28009° or 47° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.19878° or 2° 11′ 56″ west
Open location code
8CVV7RJ2+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 6858240
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dock
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Satellite Map

Discover Bassin de Penhoët from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Bassin de Penhoët” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Lenn-borzh Penc’hoed”

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Highlights include Geckoland and EPF Saint-Nazaire.

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