Pointe Saint-Gildas

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Pointe Saint-Gildas
Headland
Pointe Saint-Gildas
Coordinates: 47°08′01″N 2°14′45″W / 47.133611°N 2.245833°W / 47.133611; -2.245833

The Saint Gildas Point (French: Pointe Saint-Gildas, Breton: Beg Gweltaz^[1]) is a rocky point located on the Côte de Jade, in the far west of the Pays de Retz, in the municipality of Préfailles (Loire-Atlantique), France. The point lies at the south of the Loire estuary and the port of Saint-Nazaire lies on the opposite, north, bank. The Baie de Bourgneuf and island of Noirmoutier lie to the south.