Fort National
Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
- Also known as: “Le Fort Royal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Saint-Malo and Plage de l’Éventail.
Château de Saint-Malo
Castle
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Château de Saint-Malo, also known as the Château de la Duchesse Anne is an historic building in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, in western France, standing at the northeast corner of the walled city. Château de Saint-Malo is situated 390 metres south of Fort National.
Étoile du Roy
Photo: Proullon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Étoile du Roy, formerly Grand Turk, is a three-masted sixth-rate frigate, designed to represent a generic warship during the Age of Sail, with her design greatly inspired by HMS Blandford. Étoile du Roy is situated 480 metres south of Fort National.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Malo and Paramé.
Saint-Malo
Photo: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Malo is a city on the coast of Ille-et-Vilaine, the eastern part of Brittany, with a population of 47,000 in 2022. It's a ferry port but is best known for its walled inner town or intramuros.
Paramé
Suburb
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Paramé is a former town and commune of France on the north coast of Brittany. Paramé merged with Saint-Servan to form the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Paramé is situated 3 km east of Fort National.
Dinard
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinard is a French commune on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination. With its international film festival, villas, sumptuous hotels and casino, Dinard is regarded as one of the most prestigious seaside resorts in all of France.
Fort National
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.65487° or 48° 39′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.02328° or 2° 1′ 24″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8CWVMX3G+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 305880274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Fort National” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fort National”
- Chinese: “国家堡垒 (圣马洛)”
- Chinese: “国家堡垒”
- Dutch: “fort National”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الحصن الوطنى”
- French: “fort National”
- French: “Fort National”
- German: “Festung Saint-Malo”
- German: “Festung Saint”
- German: “Fort National”
- Italian: “Fort National”
- Japanese: “ナシオナル要塞”
- Japanese: “ナショナル砦”
- Japanese: “ナショナル要塞”
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