Location English Channel Width 500 m (1,600 ft) Department Côtes-d'Armor | Length 1,000 m (3,000 ft) Region Brittany Arrondissement Lannion | |
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Île Aganton is an island on the north coast of Brittany (France), adjacent to Île-Grande which is to the east. Its size is about 1 km west to east, and it has a maximum width of about 500 m. It is accessible on foot at low tide. It is in the commune of Pleumeur-Bodou (department of Côtes-d'Armor).
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On the coast, Trébeurden lies to the south, and Trégastel to the east.
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There is no permanent habitation. Dunes cover much of the island; there is heather, and a small pine wood planted in 1920. There are two stone crosses, indication possibly of a burial ground from former times.
The island has three branches; at the ends of each branch there is evidence of past granite-quarrying. The main site of former activity is on the north-east branch, where there is the largest quarry on the island, ruined buildings, and a jetty for loading boats at high tide.