Fort du Loch
Guidel counts Fort du Loch, a château, among its places to visit. 4 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1960 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Château in Guidel
In Guidel
Fort du Loch is in the commune of Guidel, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1960; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA00091259). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The seasons here
The warmest afternoons in Guidel run May to September, at 18–23°C.
Fort du Loch
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Close by, Auberge de Marie Henry is 3.3 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1960
- Built
- 18th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Guidel, Morbihan
- Official site
- pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00091259
Map of Fort du Loch and nearby
Numbered points are the places near Fort du Loch, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Guidel. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases near Fort du Loch
Home to 58,329 people, Lorient is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Guidel
Ploemeur
Clohars-Carnoët
Gestel
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort du Loch is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Guidel | It’s in this commune | 12,338 |
| Ploemeur | 6 km southeast of it | 18,872 |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 6.2 km northwest of it | 4,708 |
| Gestel | 7.7 km northeast of it | 2,601 |
| Quéven | 8.3 km northeast of it | 8,991 |
| Lorient | 9.8 km east of it | 58,329 |
| Larmor-Plage | 10 km southeast of it | 8,418 |
| Rédené | 12 km north of it | 3,043 |
Close to Fort du Loch
Within 15 km are 71 places, among them 2 archaeological sites, a gallery and a zoo.
Art galleryAuberge de Marie Henry3.3 km northwest, in Clohars-Carnoët2
ZooLes Terres de Nataé10 km northeast, in Pont-Scorff3
MuseumFlore11 km east, in Lorient4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé14 km north, in Quimperlé5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kerbastic5.5 km north, in Guidel6
Archaeological siteAllée couverte de Kergoustance12 km northwest, in Moëlan-sur-Mer7
Archaeological siteDolmen et menhir de Kercordonner12 km northwest, in Moëlan-sur-Mer8
Manor houseChâteau de Soye7.4 km east, in PloemeurWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Fort du Loch
Where is Fort du Loch?
Fort du Loch is in Guidel, in Morbihan (Brittany).
What is Fort du Loch?
Château.
Is Fort du Loch a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1960, Mérimée record PA00091259.
How well known is Fort du Loch?
Fort du Loch has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Fort du Loch?
May to September are the warmest months in Guidel, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort du Loch?
Within 15 km: Auberge de Marie Henry (3.3 km), Les Terres de Nataé (10 km), Flore (11 km) and Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé (14 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Fort du Loch: Fabrice DELLIER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auberge de Marie Henry: Unknown. Collection Le Thöer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Terres de Nataé: Julien1978, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flore: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allée couverte de Kergoustance: Lanzonnet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolmen et menhir de Kercordonner: Alexandre260, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Soye: Parcdesoye, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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