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Fort de Penthièvre

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Morbihan, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Fort de Penthièvre (cad. AE 1, 2, 6, 7) : inscription par arrêté du 23 juin 1933
Protection dates
1933/06/23 : inscrit MH
Type
fort
Main period of construction
18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Lieu-dit
Penthièvre
Commune
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Département
Morbihan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.54311, -3.13724
Mérimée reference
PA00091710

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1708 map "Le Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Enceinte fortifiée dont les bastions et le casernement sont en bordure de l'océan. En juillet 1795, les émigrés s'en emparèrent, mais le fort fut repris par les soldats de Hoche. De nombreux faits historiques sont liés au site.

English translation

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Fortified enclosure whose bastions and barracks are on the edge of the ocean. In July 1795, the émigrés took possession of it, but the fort was retaken by the soldiers of Hoche. Many historical events are linked to the site.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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