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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Modane station and Ancienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté français.
Modane station
Railway station
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Modane is a railway station located in Modane, Savoie, France. The station was opened on 17 September 1871 and is located on the Culoz–Modane railway. The train services are operated by SNCF. Modane station is situated 420 metres south of Fort du Replaton.
Ancienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté français
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Ancienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté français is situated 760 metres south of Fort du Replaton.
Town hall of Modane
Town hall
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Town hall of Modane is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort du Replaton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forts de l’Esseillon and Aussois.
Forts de l’Esseillon
Locality
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Forts de l’Esseillon is a locality, which is situated 6 km east of Fort du Replaton.
Aussois
Village
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Aussois is a commune in the Vanoise massif, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village is on the border of France's first National Park, the Vanoise National Park. Aussois is situated 7 km northeast of Fort du Replaton.
Bramans
Village
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Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis. Bramans is situated 10 km east of Fort du Replaton.
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″ northLongitude
6.65872° or 6° 39′ 31″ eastElevation
1,546 metres (5,072 feet)Open location code
8FQ85MW5+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 237949692OpenStreetMap 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”
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