Fort du Replaton
The Fort du Replaton is a fortification of the Séré de Rivières system in Modane, France. The fort was built to provide artillery cover for the French end of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel 800 metres away horizontally.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Modane station and Ancienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté français.
Modane station
Railway station
Ancienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté français
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forts de l’Esseillon and Aussois.
Forts de l’Esseillon
Locality
Aussois
Village
Bramans
Village
Fort du Replaton
- Type: Fort
- Description: French fort
- Categories: hill, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Modane, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.19712° or 45° 11′ 50″ north
Longitude
6.65872° or 6° 39′ 31″ east
Elevation
1,546 metres (5,072 feet)
Open location code
8FQ85MW5+RF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Fort du Replaton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort du Replaton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دو ريبلاتون”
- French: “fort du Replaton”
- French: “Fort du Replaton”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Le Replaton and Fourneaux.
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