Le Merle Blanc
District of Brest
in Finistère of Brittany Region, France

Noteable things around
  • Piscine Tréziroise (amusement park, (10 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
48.390 and -4.486 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 48° 23' 25" and W -4° 29' 10"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 04:34 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:59 am and 7:45 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.091 and 171.686 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Longbeach
References
This place on Geonames.org
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Explore Le Merle Blanc

The district Le Merle Blanc of Brest in Finistère (Brittany Region) is located in France about 313 mi west of Paris, the country's capital.

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 987 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

12°C (53 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

14°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Oceania Brest Centre

Address
0,1 mi
82, Rue de Siam
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:1 - 23:59
Weekend: 0:1 - 23:59


Le Continental Oceania Hotels

Address
0,2 mi
22 rue de Lyon-Square de la Tour d'Auvergne
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Best Western Europe

Address
2,5 mi
247 RUE DU GENERAL PAULET
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


L'Amirauté Brest Oceania Hotels

Address
0,3 mi
41 rue Branda
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Qualys-Hotel La Paix Hôtel Contemporain

Address
0,2 mi
32 Rue Algésiras
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ibis Brest Kergaradec Aéroport

Address
2,5 mi
Rue Romain Desfossés
29200 BREST
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


ibis Brest Centre

Address
0,5 mi
13, rue de Siam
29200 BREST
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hôtel Center

Address
0,8 mi
Boulevard Leon Blum 4
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Kyriad Brest Centre

Address
0,7 mi
Rue Jean Jaures 157
29200 Brest
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Campanile Gouesnou Brest Aéroport

Address
3,1 mi
Avenue du Baron Lacrosse
29850 Gouesnou
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:30 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Plougastel Bridge

The Plougastel Bridge, or Albert-Louppe Bridge, is a bridge over the Elorn River near Brest, France, connecting Plougastel-Daoulas and Le Relecq-Kerhuon. Construction on the Plougastel Bridge started in 1926 and was completed on 9 October 1930. Part of it was destroyed by the German army in 1944, and shortly after was closed for repair. It was reopened after the widening and construction five years later.

Located at 48.3872, -4.39972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Deck arch bridges, Bridges in France, Buildings and structures in Finistère, Transport in Brittany, Bridges completed in 1930, Concrete bridges

Gare de Brest

Gare de Brest is the railway station serving Brest, France. It is the western terminus of the Paris–Brest railway. The new station, built above the town's harbour in 1932 on the site of its 1865 predecessor, includes a tall clock tower and a semi circle passenger hall. The current building of 1932, by the CF de l'Etat, replaces the older building built in 1865 by the CF de l'Ouest. The station saw the arrival of the TGV Atlantique in 1990 but saw little changes to its structure.

Located at 48.3878, -4.48046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Bretagne, TER Bretagne, Région Ouest, Transport in Brest, France, Buildings and structures in Brest, France

Stade Francis-Le Blé

Stade Francis-Le Blé is a multi-use stadium in Brest, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Brestois 29. The stadium is able to hold 15,097 spectators. The stadium is named for Francis Le Blé, former mayor of Brest who died in 1982.

Located at 48.4029, -4.46169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Stade Brestois 29, Football venues in France, Sports venues in Finistère, Buildings and structures in Brest, France

Salle Marcel Cerdan

Salle Marcel Cerdan is an indoor sporting arena located in Brest, France. The capacity of the arena is 2,000 people. It is currently home to the Étendard de Brest basketball team.

Located at 48.39, -4.47889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indoor arenas in France, Basketball venues in France, Buildings and structures in Brest, France, Sports venues in Finistère

University of Western Brittany

The University of Western Brittany (Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UBO) is a French university, in the Academy of Rennes.

Located at 48.3989, -4.49889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities in France, Educational institutions established in 1970

Rue de Siam

The rue de Siam (or Siam Street) is the main arterial street of Brest. Its name comes from the arrival of three ambassadors led by Kosa Pan, sent by the King of Siam on the 29 June 1686 to meet Louis XIV in Versailles. They went with six mandarins, three translators, two secretaries and a retinue of servants, loaded with presents. They traveled on the boats l'Oiseau and La Maligne. They crossed Saint-Pierre Street to go to the hostel of the same name.

Located at 48.3872, -4.49013 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Brest, France, History of Brest, France, Brest, France, Streets in Brest, France

École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées Bretagne

The École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées de Bretagne (English: National Institute of Advanced Technologies of Brittany) often referred as ENSTA Bretagne formerly ENSIETA is a French grande école of engineering. The ENSTA Bretagne is a higher education establishment and a research centre run under the supervision of the French ministry of defence.

Located at 48.4189, -4.4725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Engineering universities and colleges in France, Education in Brest, France

Roadstead of Brest

The roadstead of Brest (rade de Brest) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km² (70 sq mi). The port of Brest is located on its northern edge and one of the two French naval bases. It is linked to the Atlantic Ocean (called the Iroise Sea at this point) by the Goulet de Brest, a strait about 1.8 km wide.

Located at 48.3339, -4.47972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Brest, France, History of Brest, France

École de maistrance

The École de maistrance is the training school for future non-commissioned officers in the French Navy. It was set up in 1988, it is now part of the Brest Naval Training Centre and within the remit of the Direction du personnel militaire de la marine (DPPM). It is currently headed by capitaine de frégate Gabriel Steffe.

Located at 48.3694, -4.52611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
French Navy, Military academies of France, Naval academies

Phare du Portzic

The phare du Portzic is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It was inscribed as a monument historique before 1987. On the seaward side of the bottleneck entrance to the goulet, the lighthouse faces the Pointe des Espagnols. It was built on military land in 1848, at the same time as the phare du Petit Minou (started slightly earlier to the north of the Goulet. It was electrified in 1953 and automated in 1984 .

Located at 48.3583, -4.53417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lighthouses in Brittany, Buildings and structures in Brest, France

Penfeld

The Penfeld, Penfell in Breton, is a 16 km long French coastal river. On its left (east) bank has grown up the town of Brest in Finistère.

Located at 48.3778, -4.49389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Brest, France, Rivers of France

Élorn

The Élorn (in Breton - Elorn, without the accent) is a 56 km long river in Brittany, France. Its source is in the monts d'Arrée, 1.5km NNE of Le Tuchenn Kador, and it then runs through several small towns such as Sizun and Landivisiau before flowing out into the roadstead of Brest. This river is the birhplace of the legendary Dragon of the Élorn. The maritime part of the river stops at Landerneau, where the pont de Rohan blocks seaborne ships from sailing any further upstream.

Located at 48.385, -4.4075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Brest, France, Rivers of France

Pont de l'Harteloire

The Pont de l’Harteloire is a bridge in Brest, France. Upstream of the Pont de Recouvrance, it connects the two banks of the river Penfeld and overlooks the arsenal de Brest. It is on the site the naval transporter bridge destroyed during the Second World War.

Located at 48.3925, -4.50056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Brest, France, Bridges in France, Transport in Brittany

Pont de Recouvrance

The Pont de Recouvrance is a vertical-lift bridge in Brest, France, across the river Penfeld. Opened on 17 July 1954, it was the largest vertical-lift bridge in Europe until the opening of the Pont Gustave-Flaubert in 2008. It links the bottom of the rue de Siam to the quartier de Recouvrance, replacing a swing bridge destroyed by Allied bombardment in 1944. Each pylon is 70m high, and the 525-tonne lift span is 88m long.

Located at 48.3844, -4.49654 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Brest, France, Bridges in France, Vertical lift bridges, Transport in Brittany

Recouvrance, Brest

Recouvrance is the section of the city of Brest, France which lies on the right bank of the river Penfeld. It is a popularly and historically Breton quarter, in contrast to the largely Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper on the left bank. The lift bridge over the Penfeld was named after this neighbourhood, as was a schooner built in 1992 in the city.

Located at 48.3883, -4.50028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Brest, France, History of Brest, France

Pont National (Brest)

For the bridge of this name in Paris, see Pont National. The Pont National was a swing bridge across the river Penfeld in Brest, France. It opened in 1861, linking rue de Siam to Recouvrance, near the Tour Tanguy. It was destroyed by Allied bombardment in 1944 and replaced by the Pont de Recouvrance in the 1950s.

Located at 48.3844, -4.49647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Brest, France

Tour Tanguy

The Tour Tanguy, Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour de la Motte Tanguy is a medieval tower on a rocky motte beside the Penfeld river in Brest, France. Probably built during the Breton War of Succession, it faces the château de Brest and is now accessed by a road off the square Pierre Péron, at one end of the pont de Recouvrance. It now houses the Museum of Old Brest, a museum with a collection of dioramas that depict the city of Brest on the eve of World War II.

Located at 48.3834, -4.49735 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fortifications of Brest, France, History of Brest, France, Local museums in France, Museums in Finistère

Château de Brest

The Château de Brest is a castle in Brest, Finistère, France. The oldest monument in the town, it is located at the mouth of the river Penfeld at the heart of the roadstead of Brest, one of the largest roadsteads in the world. From the Roman castellum to Vauban's citadel, the site has over 1700 years of history, holding right up to the present day its original role as a military fortress and a strategic location of the highest importance.

Located at 48.3813, -4.49471 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in Brittany, Buildings and structures in Brest, France, History of Brest, France, Fortifications of Brest, France, Museums in Finistère, Maritime museums in France, Visitor attractions in Finistère

Brest Arsenal

The Brest Arsenal (French - arsenal de Brest) is a collection of naval and military buildings located on the banks of the river Penfeld, in Brest, France. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:48|23|12|N|4|29|48|W|region:FR_type:landmark_scale:20000 |primary |name= }}.

Located at 48.3867, -4.49667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Brest, France, Buildings and structures in Brest, France, Shipyards of Europe, French naval bases

Brest Prison

The Brest Prison (French - bagne de Brest) was a 254m long prison in Brest, France. It was built between 1749 and 1751 by Antoine Choquet de Lindu, dominating the military port it was built to serve. It could house 300 prisoners (sometimes as much as 10% of the town's population), children as young as 11 as well as older people. It was demolished in the late 1940s.

Located at 48.3925, -4.495 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Defunct prisons in France, Buildings and structures in Brest, France, History of Brest, France

Rue Saint-Malo

Rue Saint-Malo is a paved street in Brest, France. It is located in the Carpon valley, against the plateau des Capucins in the Recouvrance quarter. Only its lower half survives, as the oldest street in the city. It runs along the wall of the terrain de la Madeleine, where once stood the convent which took in 'sinful women' and Huguenots. It is lined with 17th and 18th century houses and overlooked by terraced gardens.

Located at 48.389, -4.50069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Brest, France, History of Brest, France, Streets in Brest, France

ESC Bretagne Brest

École Supérieure de Commerce Bretagne Brest (ESC Bretagne Brest), also called The Graduate school of Management of Brittany, France, is a French business School in the city of Brest in northwestern France. Founded in 1962, ESC Bretagne Brest provides business and management courses to 900 students. Currently, the school offers 7 different programmes both in French and in English The school is supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brest.

Located at 48.4061, -4.52139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Business schools in France, Education in Brest, France, Educational institutions established in 1962

Conservatoire botanique national de Brest

The Conservatoire botanique national de Brest (32 hectares) is a notable botanical garden located at 52 Allée du Bot, Brest, Finistère, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open daily without charge. The conservatory site was formerly a quarry and rubbish dump, purchased in 1971 by the municipality to create open space.

Located at 48.4021, -4.4473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Brest, France, Gardens in Finistère, Botanical gardens in France, Greenhouses

Île Ronde, Brest

The Île Ronde (literally Round Island) is a French islet 400m to the south west of Pointe de l’Armorique, in the roadstead of Brest, within the territory of the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas. Its highest point is 24m. Facing Île Ronde, on the pointe de l’Armorique, is the fort de la pointe de l’Armorique. In the sea, 600m to the east of Île Ronde, are two dolphins, concrete cubes built by the German occupiers during the Second World War at a place where the water is 16m deep.

Located at 48.3236, -4.4625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fortifications of Brest, France, Islands of Brittany, Geography of Finistère

Pont de l'Iroise

The Pont de l'Iroise is a cable-stayed bridge in Finistère, Brittany, France, which spans the Élorn river where it enters the roadstead of Brest. It carries route nationale 165, the road between Brest and Quimper, and connects Le Relecq-Kerhuon to the north with Plougastel-Daoulas to the south. The bridge is named after the Iroise Sea, into which the roadstead of Brest opens.

Located at 48.3875, -4.39778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cable-stayed bridges in France, Buildings and structures in Finistère, Bridges completed in 1994

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