Fort Nieulay
Fort Nieulay is a fort in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cité Europe and Calais-Ville station.
Cité Europe
Shopping center
Cité Europe is a shopping centre located next to the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles. Inaugurated on 21 March 1995, approximately 10 months after the Tunnel opened, Cité Europe has over 140 shops, a hypermarket, a 12-screen cinema complex and around twenty restaurants. Cité Europe is situated 1½ km south of Fort Nieulay.
Calais-Ville station
Railway station
Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais-Ville station is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France. Calais-Ville station is situated 2½ km east of Fort Nieulay.
Les Fontinettes station
Railway station
Photo: Alex17595, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Fontinettes station is a railway station in Calais, France. It is on a triangular junction, where the Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway, Lille–Fontinettes railway and Boulogne–Calais railway all meet. Les Fontinettes station is situated 2½ km east of Fort Nieulay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calais and Cap Blanc-Nez.
Calais
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais is a city of 73,000 people in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is the closest point on the European mainland to England; Dover lies across the English Channel just 32 km away.
Cap Blanc-Nez
Locality
Photo: Tony62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cap Blanc-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France, culminating at 134 m. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover on the other side of the Channel in England. Cap Blanc-Nez is situated 8 km west of Fort Nieulay.
Fort Nieulay
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Calais, Arrondissement de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.94588° or 50° 56′ 45″ northLongitude
1.81667° or 1° 49′ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9F23WRW8+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9064031640OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
2990383
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