Fort de Lupin

Fort de Lupin is a fort in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Fort de Lupin is situated nearby to the tower Fort Lupin, as well as near the village Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Lupin and Fontaine de Lupin.

Fort Lupin

Tower

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Fort Lupin, also known as Fort de la Charente, is an artillery battery in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. It was built in the 1680s to a design by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and it is now in good condition.

Fontaine de Lupin

Fountain

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Fontaine de Lupin is a fountain, which is situated 1½ km west of Fort de Lupin.

Town hall of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée

Town hall

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Town hall of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is situated 2½ km north of Fort de Lupin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée and Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée

Village

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Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is a French commune and town in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is situated 3 km north of Fort de Lupin.

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

Village

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Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is situated 3 km southwest of Fort de Lupin.

Port-des-Barques

Village

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Port-des-Barques is a commune in the department of Charente-Maritime, and the region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It was created in 1947 from part of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Port-des-Barques is situated 3½ km west of Fort de Lupin.

Fort de Lupin

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.95753° or 45° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.03268° or 1° 1′ 58″ west

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

8CQWXX58+2W

GeoNames ID

2997095

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