Lorient was occupied by the Germans in June 1940. As early as July, the first German U-boat arrived and for the rest of the war the port of Lorient remained the most active and largest German U-boat base.

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Alignements de Carnac (prehistorical site in Carnac) (17.07 mi / 27.47 km)
Presqu'île de Quiberon (Quiberon peninsula) (18.06 mi / 29.06 km)
Golfe du Morbihan (Morbihan's gulf) (28.63 mi / 46.08 km)
Belle-île (Belle-ile island) (29.40 mi / 47.32 km)
Phare d'Eckmühl (Eckmulh lighthouse) (46.94 mi / 75.54 km)
Marais salants du Croisic (salt-pan) (51.35 mi / 82.64 km)
Parc Regional de Briere (Natural park) (58.15 mi / 93.58 km)
Parc Naturel Régional d'Armorique (Brittany regional park) (62.56 mi / 100.67 km)
Morlaix Viaduct (62.58 mi / 100.71 km)
U-boat base Saint-Nazaire (62.72 mi / 100.94 km)

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