Ile de Brescou
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| Waters | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Geographical location | 43 ° 15 '47.7 " N , 3 ° 30' 5.5" E | |
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| surface | 5 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 5 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Île de Brescou , also known as Île de Fort Brescou , is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the municipality of Agde in the Hérault department in southern France .
The island is about 1500 meters from Cap d'Agde . It is the only island in the Languedoc-Roussillon region .
The island only covers an area of 0.5 hectares and is surrounded by rugged rocks.
Île de Brescou is dominated by a historical defensive system, the Fort de Brescou , which was built there around 1600 and is now only visited by tourists .
There is an unmanned lighthouse on the south coast of the island .
Individual evidence
- ↑ IGN
- ↑ Le Cap d 'Agde ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
