Tour Tanguy
Tour Tanguy is a medieval tower and museum in Brest. Around it, within 15 km, lie 170 more places, Château de Brest (400 m) first on our list. It is written up in 7 Wikipedias.
Museum in Brest
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Brest
Tour Tanguy is in the commune of Brest, with 41 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather by the month
The warmest afternoons in Brest run June to September, at 19–21°C.
Tour Tanguy
Medieval tower and museum in Brest, France.
Tour Tanguy is in Brest, Finistère.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Brest, Finistère
Hours, entry and address
Mapping Tour Tanguy
Find Tour Tanguy in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Brest. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
Among the 8, Brest is the biggest, home to 142,346 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Brest
Bohars
Guilers
Plouzané
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour Tanguy is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Brest | It’s in this commune | 142,346 |
| Bohars | 4.9 km north of it | 3,727 |
| Guilers | 6.6 km northwest of it | 8,268 |
| Plouzané | 7.4 km west of it | 13,567 |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 7.5 km east of it | 11,897 |
| Gouesnou | 7.6 km north of it | 6,501 |
| Guipavas | 8 km northeast of it | 15,538 |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 8.9 km east of it | 13,434 |
While you are near Tour Tanguy
There are 170 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 attractions and 2 gardens among them.
Historic shipS 622400 m southeast, in Brest3AttractionAttractionDassault Super-Étendard13 km southeast, in Lanvéoc4MuseumMuseumCinémathèque de Bretagne1.1 km northeast, in Brest5GardenGardenFort du Questel3.3 km northwest, in Brest6
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Brest500 m east, in Brest7
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Brest4.2 km northeast, in Brest8
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Brest400 m southeast, in BrestWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Tour Tanguy?
Tour Tanguy is in Brest, in Finistère (Brittany).
What is Tour Tanguy?
Medieval tower and museum in Brest, France.
How well known is Tour Tanguy?
Tour Tanguy has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Tour Tanguy?
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 Tour Tanguy?
Within 15 km: Château de Brest (400 m), S 622 (400 m), Dassault Super-Étendard (13 km) and Cinémathèque de Bretagne (1.1 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 (5)
- Tour Tanguy: S.DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- S 622: Uwe486~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest: Claude PERON, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Brest: Loïc Ruellan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de la Marine de Brest: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.