La Masse semaphore tower
La Masse semaphore tower is a building in Saint-Marcan, Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, Brittany. La Masse semaphore tower is situated nearby to the archaeological site La Roche Longue, as well as near the village Saint-Broladre.Photo: Erixsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: semaphore tower in Saint-Marcan, France
- Also known as: “Saint-Marcan semaphore tower” and “Télégraphe de Chappe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Roche Longue and Église Saint-Marcan de Saint-Marcan.
La Roche Longue
Archaeological site
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La Roche Longue is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km north of La Masse semaphore tower.
Église Saint-Marcan de Saint-Marcan
Church
Église Saint-Marcan de Saint-Marcan is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of La Masse semaphore tower.
Église Saint-Brandan de Saint-Broladre
Church
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Église Saint-Brandan de Saint-Broladre is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of La Masse semaphore tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Broladre and Roz-sur-Couesnon.
Saint-Broladre
Village
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Saint-Broladre is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Roz-sur-Couesnon
Village
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Roz-sur-Couesnon is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Roz-sur-Couesnon is situated 2½ km east of La Masse semaphore tower.
Sains
Village
Sains is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Sains is situated 4½ km southeast of La Masse semaphore tower.
La Masse semaphore tower
- Categories: semaphore tower and historic site
- Location: Saint-Marcan, Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.57918° or 48° 34′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.62618° or 1° 37′ 34″ westNetwork
Réseau ChappeOpen location code
8CWWH9HF+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 96483821OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=optical_telegraphWikidata ID
Q19850702
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In Other Languages
“La Masse semaphore tower” goes by many names.
- French: “tour Chappe de La Masse”
- French: “Tour Chappe de La Masse”
- French: “tour Chappe de Saint-Marcan”
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Highlights include Monastère Saint-Joseph and Poste Annexe.
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