Phare du fort de l’Ouest
Phare du fort de l’Ouest is a fort in Normandy, France. Phare du fort de l’Ouest is situated nearby to the suburb Querqueville, as well as near Octeville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: lighthouse in Manche, France
- Also known as: “Fort de l’Ouest”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cherbourg Naval Base and French submarine Redoutable.
Cherbourg Naval Base
Naval base
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Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. Cherbourg Naval Base is situated 2½ km southeast of Phare du fort de l’Ouest.
French submarine Redoutable
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Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class of ballistic missile submarines in the French Marine nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, the boat was the first French SNLE. French submarine Redoutable is situated 3½ km southeast of Phare du fort de l’Ouest.
Cité de la Mer
Museum
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The Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today. Cité de la Mer is situated 3½ km southeast of Phare du fort de l’Ouest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Querqueville and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
Querqueville
Suburb
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Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Querqueville is situated 3½ km west of Phare du fort de l’Ouest.
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
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Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.
Octeville
Suburb
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Octeville is a suburb, which is situated 5 km south of Phare du fort de l’Ouest.
Phare du fort de l’Ouest
- Categories: lighthouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.6742° or 49° 40′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.6474° or 1° 38′ 51″ westOpen location code
8CXWM9F3+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 263070348OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
“Phare du fort de l’Ouest” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du fort de l’Ouest”
- French: “Phare du fort de l’Ouest”
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