The Route nationale 165 (also European Route 60) is a highway in Brittany. It connects the towns of
Brest
Brest may refer to:
Places
*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
**Brest Airport
**Brest Fortress
* Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
* Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
** Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Br ...
and
Nantes. It is also numbered European Route 60. The majority of the route is
autoroute standard.
Route
The road commences at Brest docks passing the visitor attractions ''Oceanopolis'' and Botanical Gardens. Thereafter the road turns south crossing the River Elom on a modern bridge the
Pont de l'Iroise
The is a cable-stayed bridge in Finistère, Brittany, France, which spans the Élorn river where it enters the roadstead of Brest. It carries route nationale 165, the road between Brest and Quimper, and connects Le Relecq-Kerhuon to the north wi ...
. The older Pont A. Louppe now closed to vehicular traffic lies on the seaward side.
The road passes the town of Plougastel Daoulas and alongside the coast (a series of submerged valleys) in the ''Parc Naturale D'Armorique''. The road passes the town of
Châteaulin
Châteaulin (; br, Kastellin) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Châteaulin is located in a valley towards the center of ...
and a junction with the
N164 to
Rennes and the
N12. The former route taken by the N165 is now numbered by the RD770. The road enters the town of
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.
Geography
Th ...
crossing the river Odet. The road now forms the towns eastern by-pass.
The road continues south east with the old road now the RD783 to the south and after the town of
Quimperlé
Quimperlé (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Quimperlé is in the southeast of Finistère, 20 km to the west of Lorient and 44 km to the east of Quimper. Historically, it belo ...
it becomes the RD765 where the road crosses the River Laïta. The road passes the Airport of Lann-Bihoué and forms the northern by-pass for
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...
over the Rivers
Scorff
The Scorff (; br, Skorf) River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.
The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and ...
and
Blavet
The Blavet (; br, Blavezh) river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. It is long. The river is canalised for most of its length, forming one of the links in the Brittany canal system. It con ...
past
Hennebont
Hennebont (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the ''Ville Close'' ...
and a junction with the
N24 to Rennes. The old road continues as the RD765 through the town centre of Lorient and Hennebont rejoining the new road after
Landévant
Landévant (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, over ...
.
The road continues south east to the town of
Vannes
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
on the northern shore of the
Gulf of Morbihan
The Gulf of Morbihan is a natural harbour on the coast of the department of Morbihan in southern Brittany, France. Its English name is taken from the French version, ''le golfe du Morbihan'', though it would be more precisely called 'the Mo ...
. There is a junction with the
N166. The old road is again numbered the RD765 passing through villages now by-passed by the new road.
The road by-passes the town of Muzillac and crosses the river Vilaine passing the town of La Roche Bernard. The former road is hereafter numbered the RD965. The road passes the town of Pontchateau at Savenay there is a junction with the
N171 to
La Baule
La Baule-Escoublac (; br, Ar Baol-Skoubleg, ), commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, western France.
A century-old seaside resort in southern Brittany with villas, casino, luxury h ...
and
Laval. The road passes the Loire-Atlantique motor racing circuit before entering the City of
Nantes becoming the
A844.
External links
Route national 165 informationon Saratlas (in French)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:165
Routes nationales in France