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Fort Montbarey
Museum · Brest · Finistère

Fort Montbarey

Fort Montbarey is a museum you can visit in Brest. The surrounding 5 km hold 46 more places to visit. Worth the trip, Château de Brest is 4.1 km off.

Photo: Fort Montbarey, Llorenzi (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Brest
inside the commune
How well known
Top 5%
#1,591 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–21°C
In brief

Museum in Brest

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 Brest

Fort Montbarey is in the commune of Brest, with 46 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons in Brest

The warmest afternoons in Brest run June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan10° / 5°143 mm
Feb10° / 4°119 mm
Mar12° / 5°82 mm
Apr14° / 6°92 mm
May17° / 9°75 mm
Jun19° / 11°65 mm
Jul21° / 13°71 mm
Aug21° / 13°75 mm
Sep19° / 12°79 mm
Oct16° / 10°129 mm
Nov13° / 7°147 mm
Dec10° / 5°155 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Brest, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Brest-Guipavas station, 9.9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Brest’s full climate →
About

Fort Montbarey

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.

Fort Montbarey on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Brest, Finistère
Official site
montbarey.fr
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Finding Fort Montbarey

Fort Montbarey is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Brest. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of the 8, Brest is the largest, at 142,346 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

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  1. 1Brest
  2. 2Plouzané
  3. 3Guilers
  4. 4Bohars
  5. 5Locmaria-Plouzané
  6. 6Saint-Renan
  7. 7Gouesnou
  8. 8Milizac-Guipronvel
1 · It’s in this commune

Brest

142,346 people

2 · 3.6 km west of it

Plouzané

13,567 people

3 · 5.5 km north of it

Guilers

8,268 people

4 · 5.6 km north of it

Bohars

3,727 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Fort Montbarey isPeople
BrestIt’s in this commune142,346
Plouzané3.6 km west of it13,567
Guilers5.5 km north of it8,268
Bohars5.6 km north of it3,727
Locmaria-Plouzané8 km west of it5,130
Saint-Renan8.1 km northwest of it8,577
Gouesnou9.9 km northeast of it6,501
Milizac-Guipronvel10 km north of it4,816
Make a day of it

After Fort Montbarey

Our list has 188 more within 15 km, among them 3 forts, 2 attractions and a ship.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Fort Montbarey

Where is Fort Montbarey?

Fort Montbarey is in Brest, in Finistère (Brittany).

What is Fort Montbarey?

Fort in France.

How well known is Fort Montbarey?

Fort Montbarey 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 Montbarey?

June to September are the warmest months in Brest, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort Montbarey?

Within 15 km: Château de Brest (4.1 km), Dassault Super-Étendard (15 km), S 622 (4.1 km) and Tour Tanguy (3.8 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 (3)

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.