Menhir de Kerloas
Menhir de Kerloas is a menhir in Plouarzel. It was listed in 1883 as a classé historic monument. Our list has 182 more places within 15 km; first among them is Château de Brest, at 15 km.
Attraction in Plouarzel
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 Plouarzel
Menhir de Kerloas is in the commune of Plouarzel, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1883 (Mérimée record PA00090206). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
If warmth matters, go June to September: Plouarzel reaches 18–20°C.
Menhir de Kerloas
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1883
- Covered in
- 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Plouarzel, Finistère
Map of Menhir de Kerloas and nearby
On this map, Menhir de Kerloas is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Plouarzel. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Menhir de Kerloas
The most populous of the 8 is Plouzané, at 13,567. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
- 1Plouarzel
- 2Saint-Renan
- 3Locmaria-Plouzané
- 4Plouzané
- 5Guilers
- 6Plougonvelin
- 7Milizac-Guipronvel
- 8Le Conquet
Plouarzel
Saint-Renan
Locmaria-Plouzané
Plouzané
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Menhir de Kerloas is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Plouarzel | It’s in this commune | 4,029 |
| Saint-Renan | 4.1 km east of it | 8,577 |
| Locmaria-Plouzané | 6.7 km south of it | 5,130 |
| Plouzané | 8.3 km southeast of it | 13,567 |
| Guilers | 8.9 km east of it | 8,268 |
| Plougonvelin | 9.4 km south of it | 4,521 |
| Milizac-Guipronvel | 9.4 km northeast of it | 4,816 |
| Le Conquet | 10 km southwest of it | 2,835 |
Combine it with these
Of the 182 within 15 km, look for 2 châteaux, 2 museums and an attraction.
Historic shipS 62215 km east, in Brest3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre13 km southwest, in Plougonvelin4ChâteauChâteauFort de Bertheaume10 km south, in Plougonvelin5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Trémazan14 km north, in Landunvez6GardenGardenFort du Questel11 km east, in Brest7
MuseumTour Tanguy14 km east, in Brest8
MuseumFort Montbarey11 km southeast, in BrestWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Menhir de Kerloas
Where is Menhir de Kerloas?
Menhir de Kerloas is in Plouarzel, in Finistère (Brittany).
What is Menhir de Kerloas?
Menhir in Plouarzel, France.
Is Menhir de Kerloas a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1883, Mérimée record PA00090206.
How well known is Menhir de Kerloas?
Menhir de Kerloas 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 Menhir de Kerloas?
June to September are the warmest months in Plouarzel, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Menhir de Kerloas?
Within 15 km: Château de Brest (15 km), S 622 (15 km), Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre (13 km) and Fort de Bertheaume (10 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)
- S 622: Uwe486~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Tanguy: S.DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.