Mont Ours
Mont Ours is a peak in Castillon, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 1,239 metres. Mont Ours is situated nearby to the locality Trans, as well as near Lujerneta.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,239 metres
- Description: mountain in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
- Also known as: “Mont Orso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ouvrage Castillon and Église Saint-Julien de Castillon.
Ouvrage Castillon
Bunker
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ouvrage Castillon is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, two infantry blocks, and two artillery blocks in a narrow ridge just to the west of Castillon, Alpes-Maritimes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Agnès and Gorbio.
Sainte-Agnès
Village
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Sainte-Agnès is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest village in the area, perched 800 metres above the level of the Mediterranean Sea.
Gorbio
Village
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Gorbio is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Gorbio may be seen in the video for Celine Dion's song Falling Into You.
Peille
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peille is a commune perched on a rock between Monaco and Menton in the Alpes Maritimes department in southeastern France. It overlooks the River Peillon.
Mont Ours
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Castillon, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.82756° or 43° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
7.44762° or 7° 26′ 51″ eastElevation
1,239 metres (4,065 feet)Open location code
8FM9RCHX+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 1571194325OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mont Ours” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mont Ours”
- Dutch: “Mont Ours”
- French: “Mont Ours”
- Italian: “monte Ours”
- Venetian: “Monte Ours”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trans and Lujerneta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort du Mont Ours and Baisse du Loup.
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