Châtillon
The Fort de Châtillon was a fortification located about 5 kilometres south of Paris in the communes of Châtillon-sous-Bagneux and Fontenay-aux-Roses. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 32,400 residents
- Also known as: “Chatillon”, “Châtillon-sous-Bagneux”, “Fort Châtillon”, “Fort de Chatillon”, and “Fort de Châtillon”
- Postal code: 92320
Places of Interest
Highlights include Folie Desmares and Église Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Châtillon.
Église Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Châtillon
Church
Photo: Binche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Châtillon is a church.
Hôtel de Ville, Bagneux
Town hall
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, in the southern suburbs of Paris, standing on Avenue Henri Ravera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagneux and Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Bagneux
Town
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Bagneux is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.7 km from the center of Paris.
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Town
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Fontenay-aux-Roses is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.6 km from the center of Paris. In 1880, a girls' school, the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses, was founded with the primary goal of preparing women to become teachers.
Vanves
Town
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Vanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.6 km from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France.
Châtillon
- Categories: fort and destroyed building or structure
- Location: Châtillon, Arrondissement of Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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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 Chatillon (Fontenay-aux-Roses)”
- French: “Fort de Châtillon (Fontenay-aux-Roses)”
- French: “fort de Châtillon”
- 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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