The Aber Wrac'h is a small village and port located on the Wrac'h river in the commune of Landéda

Landéda

Landéda is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:The coastal commune of Landéda forms a peninsula between two rias, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the south.-History:...

  in the department of Finistère

Finistère

Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...

 in France, located in Brittany

Brittany

Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

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The Wrac'h river source is Trémaouézan

Trémaouézan

Trémaouézan is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:**...

. It travels through Ploudaniel

Ploudaniel

Ploudaniel is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Ploudaniel are called Ploudaniélois.-Breton language:...

, Folgoët, Lannilis

Lannilis

Lannilis is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lannilis are called in French Lannilisiens.-Breton language:...

 and Plouguerneau

Plouguerneau

Plouguerneau is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-International relations:It is twinned with a number of villages in South East Cornwall, England, including:* St Germans* Tideford-Population:...

 and enters the ocean in the estuary between the Sainte Marguerite peninsula and the headland of the Virgin Island.

Origin of the name

The Aber Wrac'h derives its name from the first immersed rock of its channel, “Ar Grach” which means “the old woman” (the fish).

An alternative theory is that the name is derived from the “estuary of the fairy” which may be related to the alleged Gallo-Roman bridge located upstream of the river mouth (ruins still visible today) named Bridge of the Devil.

See also: Aber and Inver as place-name elements

Aber and Inver as place-name elements

Aber and Inver are common elements in place-names of Celtic origin. Both mean "confluence of waters" or "river mouth". Their distribution reflects the geographical influence of the Brythonic and Goidelic language groups respectively.-Aber:...

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Islands in the vicinity of Aber Wrac'h

They following archipelago of is also referred to as the islands of Lilia :

• Cézon island and its Fort
• Wrac'h Island
• Stagadon island
• Island of Erch
• Island of the Cross

Recreation

The town is a popular location and base for sailing

Sailing

Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

, windsurfing

Windsurfing

Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...

 and kitesurfing

Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing or Kiteboarding is an adventure surface water sport that has been described as combining wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one extreme sport. Kitesurfing harnesses the power of the wind to propel a rider across the water on a small surfboard or a...

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External links

• l'Aber Wrac'h, S/V Dalliance
• Abers tourist center website