Fort de l’Île Pelée
Fort de l’Île Pelée is a fort in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Fort de l’Île Pelée is situated nearby to the village Bretteville, as well as near Digosville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cité de la Mer.
French submarine Redoutable
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 southwest of Fort de l’Île Pelée.
Cité de la Mer
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
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 southwest of Fort de l’Île Pelée.
Cherbourg Maritime station
Historic building
Photo: Thbz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherbourg's Gare Maritime or Gare Maritime Transatlantique was a railway station at the end of the railway line from Paris' Gare Saint-Lazare and of the short branch from Cherbourg's main station. Cherbourg Maritime station is situated 3½ km southwest of Fort de l’Île Pelée.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bretteville and Digosville.
Bretteville
Village
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Bretteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bretteville is situated 5 km east of Fort de l’Île Pelée.
Digosville
Village
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Digosville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Digosville is situated 6 km southeast of Fort de l’Île Pelée.
Octeville
Suburb
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Octeville is a suburb, which is situated 7 km southwest of Fort de l’Île Pelée.
Fort de l’Île Pelée
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort de l’Ile Pelee”, “Fort National”, “Fort Pelée”, and “Île Pelée”
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.66994° or 49° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.58392° or 1° 35′ 2″ westOpen location code
8CXWMC98+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 261422951OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
3012864
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From French to German—“Fort de l’Île Pelée” goes by many names.
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