Fort de La Hougue
Fort de La Hougue is a fort in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Fort de La Hougue is situated nearby to the village Morsalines, as well as near Quettehou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Larayevire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Chapelle des Marins à Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Église Saint-Vaast, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.
La Chapelle des Marins à Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Church
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Chapelle des Marins à Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort de La Hougue.
Église Saint-Vaast, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Church
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Vaast, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Fort de La Hougue.
Phare de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Lighthouse
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phare de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 km northeast of Fort de La Hougue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morsalines and Quettehou.
Morsalines
Village
Photo: LEMEN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morsalines is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Quettehou. Morsalines is situated 2½ km west of Fort de La Hougue.
Quettehou
Village
Photo: Yohlg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quettehou is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Fort de La Hougue.
Aumeville-Lestre
Village
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Aumeville-Lestre is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Aumeville-Lestre is situated 5 km southwest of Fort de La Hougue.
Fort de La Hougue
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Fort de la Hougue”
- Categories: fort, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.57409° or 49° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.27437° or 1° 16′ 28″ westNamed after
de l’ancien scandinave ‘haugr’ : hauteurOpen location code
8CXWHPFG+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 174136137OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3013100Wikidata ID
Q20083782
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Hungarian—“Fort de La Hougue” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “forts de la Hougue i de Tatihou”
- French: “forts de la Hougue et de Tatihou”
- French: “Forts de la Hougue et de Tatihou”
- Hungarian: “Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue erődítménye”
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