Fort Central

Fort Central is a fort in Normandy, France. Fort Central is situated nearby to the suburb Querqueville, as well as near Octeville.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Phare du fort de l’Ouest.

French submarine Redoutable

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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 3 km south of Fort Central.

Phare du fort de l’Ouest

Fort

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Phare du fort de l’Ouest is situated 2 km west of Fort Central.

Cherbourg Naval Base

Naval base

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Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. Cherbourg Naval Base is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Central.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Querqueville.

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

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Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.

Querqueville

Suburb

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Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Querqueville is situated 6 km west of Fort Central.