Île-grande

Île-Grande
Native name: Enez-Veur ;
	Pointe de Toull-ar-Staon, on the north-west of the island
	Île-Grande
Geography
Location	English Channel
Coordinates	48°48′05″N 3°34′30″W / 48.8013°N 3.575°W
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Width	1 km (0.6 mi)
Administration
	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion

Île-Grande (Enez-Veur in Breton) is an island on the north coast of Brittany (France), linked to the mainland by a road. Its size is about 2 km by 1 km, and there is a village on the island. It is in the commune of Pleumeur-Bodou (department of Côtes-d'Armor).

A smaller island, Île Aganton, is to the west, adjacent to Île-Grande. On the coast, Trébeurden lies to the south-west, and Trégastel to the east.

Prehistory

In the centre of the island is a prehistoric site, an allée couverte ( gallery grave). The site is known as Ty-Lia or Ty-ar-C'horrandoned. Constructed in neolithic times, its size is about 9 metres by 1.5 metres; several upright stones support two large stone slabs.^[1]^[2]

Literary associations

The writer Joseph Conrad stayed at a house in Île-Grande from 7 April to 14 August 1896, during his honeymoon. He worked there on his novel The Rescue. His short story " The Idiots" was set in the area, and includes many details observed during his stay there; granite-quarrying is mentioned, which was important for the island at that time.^[3]