Châtillon

The Fort de Châtillon was a fortification located about 5 kilometres south of Paris in the communes of Châtillon-sous-Bagneux and . It was built in 1874 and was razed beginning in 1957, making way for expansion of the French nuclear research facility at Fontenay-aux-Roses.
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  • Locality with about 32,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (340 feet)
  • …was called “Montagne-l’Union” during the French Revolution
  • Postal code: 92320
  • Also known as
    “Châtillon-sous-Bagneux”
    “Fort Châtillon”
    “Fort de Châtillon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Folie Desmares and Église Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Châtillon.
Binche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.
Binche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagneux and Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Perequart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department, in the southern suburbs of , .
Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of , France.
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is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of , .

Châtillon

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Latitude
48.8024° or 48° 48′ 9″ north
Longitude
2.29346° or 2° 17′ 37″ east
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FR CIL
Open location code
8FW4R72V+X9
Geo­Names ID
3026083
Wiki­data ID
Q3078166

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Châtillon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “沙蒂永堡”
  • Czech: “Châtillon”
  • Dutch: “Châtillon”
  • Dutch: “Fort de Châtillon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن شاتيلون”
  • French: “Châtillon”
  • French: “Fort de Châtillon (Fontenay-aux-Roses)”
  • French: “Fort de Châtillon”
  • German: “Châtillon”
  • Hebrew: “פור דה שאטיון”
  • Italian: “Châtillon”
  • Japanese: “シャティヨン要塞”
  • Polish: “Châtillon”
  • Serbian: “Châtillon”
  • Swedish: “Châtillon”
  • Swedish: “Fort de Châtillon”
  • Vietnamese: “Châtillon”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cimetière parisien de Bagneux and Vanves-Malakoff Railway Station.

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