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{{short description|Tidal island near Saint-Malo in Ille-et-Vilaine, France}}
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[[File:Île du Grand Bé à Saint-Malo.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Grand Bé island, seen from [[Saint-Malo]] walls]]
'''Grand Bé''' is a [[tidal island]] near [[Saint-Malo]], [[France]]. It is located at the mouth of the [[Rance River]], a few hundred metres from the walls of Saint-Malo. At [[low tide]] the island can be reached on foot from the nearby Bon-Secours beach. On the island are the remains of an ancient [[fort]].
[[François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French writer native to Saint-Malo, is buried on the island, in a grave facing the sea.
== See also ==
* [[Petit Bé]]
== External links ==
* {{in lang|fr}} [https://archive.today/20130213174148/http://patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA35032905 Information about Grand Bé fort]
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[[Category:Saint-Malo Islands]]
[[Category:Tidal islands of France]]
[[Category:Forts of Saint-Malo]]
[[Category:Vauban fortifications in France]]