Fort Carré

Fort Carré, often called the Fort Carré d'Antibes, is a 16th-century star-shaped fort of four arrow-head shaped bastions that stands on a 26-meter high promontory in , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in the Antibes
  • Also known as: “Fort Carre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stade du Fort Carré and Monument aux Morts.

Sports venue
Photo: Plyd, Public domain.
is a multi-use in , , home ground of the FC Antibes, named after the neighboring Fort Carré. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the local athletics club. is situated 140 metres west of Fort Carré.

Memorial
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Railway station
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Antibes station is a railway station located in , , southern . The station is located on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. The train services are operated by . is situated 1 km southwest of Fort Carré.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Juan-les-Pins and Cap d’Antibes.

Suburb
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is a town in the French commune of , located in the department of , and the region of , Southeastern . is situated 3 km south of Fort Carré.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km south of Fort Carré.

Village
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is a small fortified medieval hilltop village in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur near , between and . Many people come to for its renowned cubist art museum of Fernand Leger as well as the winding cobbled lanes on the elevated fort. is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort Carré.

Fort Carré

Latitude
43.59111° or 43° 35′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.12707° or 7° 7′ 38″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
8FM9H4RG+CR
Geo­Names ID
3028530
Wiki­data ID
Q88397
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Fort Carré” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كاريه”
  • French: “fort carré”
  • French: “Fort Carré”
  • German: “Fort Carré”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Carré”
  • Japanese: “カレ砦”
  • Korean: “포트 카레”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Carré”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Carré”
  • Polish: “Fort carré”
  • Russian: “Форт Карре”
  • Spanish: “Fort Carré”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Cuadrado”
  • Swedish: “Fort Carré”
  • Turkish: “Carré Hisarı”

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