Walled town of Concarneau

The Walled town of Concarneau is a walled town built in the 15th and 16th century in Concarneau.[1][2]

Walled town of Concarneau
Ville close de Concarneau
Walled town of Concarneau (2014)
Walled town of Concarneau is located in Concarneau
Walled town of Concarneau
Location within Concarneau
General information
TypeWalled town
Town or cityConcarneau
CountryFrance
Coordinates47.871674°N 3.916266°W / 47.871674; -3.916266
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Construction started15th century
16th century
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Website
Official website

Museums
  • Musée de la pêche de Concarneau (Museum of Fishing)
  • The medieval walled town (overfly).
    The medieval walled town (overfly).
  • The medieval walled town and Concarneau (overfly).
    The medieval walled town and Concarneau (overfly).
  • The medieval walled town.
    The medieval walled town.
  • The medieval walled town.
    The medieval walled town.
  • Inside the city.
    Inside the city.
  • Saint-Guénolé's Church.
    Saint-Guénolé's Church.
  • Inside the city.
    Inside the city.
  • Map of the city.
    Map of the city.

References
  1. Base Mérimée: PA00089889 : Ancienne caserne Hervo, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. Base Mérimée: PA00089895 : Remparts de la Ville Close, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

Bibliography
  • Jean Moreau (1836). Schwartz & Gagnot (ed.). Histoire de ce qui s'est passé en Bretagne durant les guerres de la Ligue et particulièrement dans le diocèse de Cornouaille (in French). p. 356.
  • Christophe-Paulin de La Poix Fréminville (1832). Lefournier et Deperiers (ed.). Antiquités de la Bretagne: Finistère (in French). Vol. 1. p. 326. 25.
  • Collectif (1998). Flohic (ed.). Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère (in French). p. 1565. ISBN 2-84234-039-6. Flohic.
  • Roger Frey (2013). "Étymologie et histoire de Concarneau" (in French). infobretagne.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  • Louis-Pierre Le Maître (2003). Palantines (ed.). Concarneau, histoire d'une ville (in French). p. 221. ISBN 978-2911434259.
  • Paul Nédellec (22 November 1936). "Concarneau, ville de joie". La Croix (in French). No. 16495. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  • J. Trévédy (1990) [1908], Res Universis/Le livre d'histoire-Lorisse (ed.), Essai sur l'histoire de Concarneau, Monographies des villes et villages de France (in French), p. 204, ISBN 2-87760-280-X, ISSN 0993-7129
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