Côte des Abers

Côte des Abers in Saint-Pabu

The Côte des Abers is a 65 km long stretch of coast in Brittany , between Plouescat and Cape Pointe de Corsen or Cape Pointe de Saint-Mathieu in the municipality of Plougonvelin .

The name is derived from the three rias Aber Wrac'h , Aber Benoît and Aber Ildut .

Sign at the Pointe de Corsen indicating the border between the English Channel and the Atlantic .

On the Côte des Abers , the border between the English Channel and the Atlantic runs along an imaginary line between the Aber Ildut and the island of Ouessant . Other sources name the Pointe de Corsen , which lies at the southern end of this stretch of coast, as the boundary between these waters.

The tanker Amoco Cadiz sank off the Côte des Abers in 1978 .

Islands

The multitude of islands and rocks is typical for this stretch of coast. Are to be emphasized

• the Île Carn
• the Île Guennoc
• the Île Vierge with its two lighthouses

places

The Côte des Abers as part of the French coastal waters

To the more important municipalities on the Côte des Abers belong

• Plouescat
• Plouguerneau
• Lannilis
• Ploudalmézeau with the Port of Portsall
• Saint-Renan
• Le Conquet

The lighthouse Le Four and the lighthouses on the Pointe de Saint-Mathieu and on the Île Vierge should also be highlighted .

Naming

The coast is part of the Côte des Légends , which - depending on the definition - begins further east and continues south. The terms Les Abers and Côte du Léon are also used , albeit less often.

The Pays des Abers is an administrative community of several municipalities in the eastern area of ​​the Côte des Abers , which also includes the Pays d'Iroise in the west .

See also

• Côte de Granit Rose

Individual evidence

1. ^ Commission nationale de toponymie. Les côtes françaises au May 1, 2006 ( Memento from April 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 13 kB)

Web links

• Jo Patinec (ed.): De l'Aber-Benoît à l'Aber-Ildut. Paris 1982.
• Private travel report