Île aux Chevaux (Morbihan)
Ile aux Chevaux | ||
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Ile aux Chevaux | ||
Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ W | |
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The Île aux Chevaux ( German horse island ) is an island belonging to the municipality of Île d'Houat in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France . Her old name is Melvan. It is located about 2.0 km south of the Île d'Houat, 5.0 km west of the Île d'Hœdic and 8.0 km northeast of the Belle-Île-en-Mer .
The 400 m long and 250 m wide, flat island overgrown with grass was formerly used alternately by the inhabitants of Houat and Hœdic as a horse pasture. The uninhabited island is owned by the Conservatoire du Littoral .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dominique Guillemet: Les îles de l'Ouest, de Bréhat à Oléron: Du Moyen Âge à nos jours. Geste Editions, La Crèche 2000, ISBN 2-84561-006-8 , p. 133.
- ↑ Conservatoire du littoral: Ile aux chevaux