St Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War.
Latitude and longitude of Pontchâteau
Satellite map of Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population: 8,474
Latitude: 47° 26' 16.69" N
Longitude: -2° 05' 24.40" W
Articles of interest in Pontchâteau
14 Articles of interest near Pontchâteau, France
Show all articles in the mapSaint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.na.zɛʁ]; Breton: Sant-Nazer/Señ Neñseir; Gallo: Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
Loire
The Loire (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ]; Occitan: Léger; Breton: Liger) is the longest river in France.
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Chantiers de l'Atlantique, is a Saint-Nazaire, France based shipyard; which forms part of the STX France SA business unit, majority owned by STX Europe with a 66.6% stake and the balance 33.34% held by the French state.
Saint-Nazaire submarine base
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is a large fortified U-boat pen built by the Germans during the Second World War in Saint Nazaire.
Louis Joubert Lock
The Louis Joubert Lock (French: Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert) also known as the Normandie Dock, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, in Loire-Atlantique northwestern France.
USS Buchanan (DD-131)
USS Buchanan (DD-131), named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
Brière
Brière (Breton: Ar Briwer) is the marsh area to the north of the Loire estuary in France at its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The residents of Brière are called Brièrons. The Brière marsh area includes a vast area of humid zones stretching from the G…
Saint-Nazaire Bridge
The Saint-Nazaire Bridge (French: Le pont de Saint-Nazaire) is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Loire river and linking Saint-Nazaire on the north bank and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank, in the department of Loire-Atlantique, Brittany, F…
Redon Abbey
Redon Abbey, or Abbey of Saint-Sauveur, Redon ("Abbey of the Holy Saviour"; French: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Redon), in Redon in the present Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, is a former Benedictine abbey founded in 832 by Saint Conwoïon, at the poi…
Oust
The Oust (Breton: Oud) is a river in Brittany, France, right tributary of the Vilaine. Its source is in the hills between Corlay and Quintin.
Gare de Saint-Nazaire
The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the French town and port of Saint-Nazaire.
Château de Ranrouët
The Château du Ranroët is a castle existing since the 12th century, located in Herbignac in the Loire-Atlantique department of France.
Gare de Redon
Redon is a railway station serving the town of Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine department, western France.