St Michael Island (frenchNavy) imiddle age : Tangethen Island

France / Bretagne / Port-Louis / Île Saint-Michel

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Navy commandos training ground,icluding a rifle range, a survival and evasion trail, a place to train to fight in a town. Antique name Tangethen. Many centuries ago the priory of St Michael of the Mounbtains did perceive the trepsassing rights across Blavet river's mouth. Thes erights were given to the priory by Quimperle abbey (Holy Cross) and Huelin of Hennebont (XI century). There is a cairn and, on this cairn was built a chapel. The "pardon" (chapel fair) took place every 25th of september up to the XIX century. There was also a lazaretto.

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Coordinates: 47°43'33"N 3°21'29"W

Groix island 14 km
Belle-Île 38 km
Ile aux Moines 39 km
Île-d'Arz 43 km
Île-d'Houat 45 km
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île 111 km
Île d'Yeu 132 km
Ushant 157 km
Île de Ré 213 km
Oléron 238 km

Keroman Submarine Pen K3 0.7 km
Port de plaisance du Kernével 1 km
Keroman Submarine Base K1 & K2 1.1 km
Citadel - Fort de l'Aigle 1.8 km
Port de plaisance de Lorient 1.9 km
D.C.N. Lorient 2.7 km
Stade du Moustoir 2.7 km
Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS) - University of Southern Brittany, Lorient campus 2.8 km
Pôle naval civil D.C.N., Lorient 3.2 km
Lorient South Brittany Airport 7.6 km

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Keroman Submarine Pen K3 Port de plaisance du Kernével Keroman Submarine Base K1 & K2 Citadel - Fort de l'Aigle Port de plaisance de Lorient D.C.N. Lorient Stade du Moustoir Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS) - University of Southern Brittany, Lorient campus Pôle naval civil D.C.N., Lorient Lorient South Brittany Airport