Fort du Mengant
Fort du Mengant is one of the places to visit in Plouzané. Around it, within 5 km, are 44 more places on our list. Since 2014 it has been a classé historic monument.
Fort in Plouzané
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Plouzané
Fort du Mengant is in the commune of Plouzané, with 44 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2014; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA29000077). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The seasons here
Warmest in Plouzané are June to September, at 19–21°C.
Fort du Mengant
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. Further out, Dassault Super-Étendard is 15 km away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2014
- Built
- 17th century
- Covered in
- 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Plouzané, Finistère
Where Fort du Mengant is
On this map, Fort du Mengant is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Plouzané. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Fort du Mengant
The 8 towns are led in size by Brest, with 142,346 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Plouzané
Locmaria-Plouzané
Brest
Guilers
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort du Mengant is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Plouzané | It’s in this commune | 13,567 |
| Locmaria-Plouzané | 5.5 km northwest of it | 5,130 |
| Brest | 8.8 km northeast of it | 142,346 |
| Guilers | 9.1 km north of it | 8,268 |
| Plougonvelin | 9.4 km west of it | 4,521 |
| Saint-Renan | 9.7 km north of it | 8,577 |
| Bohars | 9.9 km northeast of it | 3,727 |
| Crozon | 13 km southeast of it | 7,499 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km you can add 4 forts, 2 attractions and a ship.
Historic shipS 6227.9 km northeast, in Brest4FortFortFort du Dellec1.5 km east, in Plouzané5FortFortFort du Petit Minou2.3 km southwest, in Plouzané6FortFortFort de Toulbroc'h3.1 km west, in Locmaria-Plouzané7FortFortTour Vauban7.5 km south, in Camaret-sur-Mer8
MuseumFort Montbarey4.5 km northeast, in BrestWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Fort du Mengant
Where is Fort du Mengant?
Fort du Mengant is in Plouzané, in Finistère (Brittany).
What is Fort du Mengant?
Fort.
Is Fort du Mengant a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2014, Mérimée record PA29000077.
How well known is Fort du Mengant?
Fort du Mengant has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Fort du Mengant?
June to September are the warmest months in Plouzané, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort du Mengant?
Within 15 km: Dassault Super-Étendard (15 km), Château de Brest (7.9 km), S 622 (7.9 km) and Fort du Dellec (1.5 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 (2)
- S 622: Uwe486~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Montbarey: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.