Fort Barraux

Fort Barraux is a castle in Barraux, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Fort Barraux is situated nearby to the church Église Saint-Martin de Barraux, as well as near the village Pontcharra.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Catherine du fort Barraux and Église Saint-Martin de Barraux.

Chapelle Sainte-Catherine du fort Barraux

Place of worship

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Chapelle Sainte-Catherine du fort Barraux is a place of worship.

Église Saint-Martin de Barraux

Church

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Église Saint-Martin de Barraux is a church, which is situated 800 metres west of Fort Barraux.

Gare de Pontcharra-sur-Bréda

Railway station

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Gare de Pontcharra-sur-Bréda is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km east of Fort Barraux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontcharra and Chapareillan.

Pontcharra

Village

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Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Pontcharra is situated 2½ km east of Fort Barraux.

Chapareillan

Village

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Chapareillan is a commune in the Isère department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. Chapareillan is situated 3 km north of Fort Barraux.

Avalon is a village outside Pontcharra, Isère département, eastern France. It is part of the commune Saint-Maximin. It is notable for being the birthplace of Saint Hugh of Lincoln, and for the Tour d'Avalon, a tower in the village. Avalon is situated 3½ km east of Fort Barraux.

Fort Barraux

Type: Castle
Also known as: “Fort Barreaux”
Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Barraux, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.43533° or 45° 26′ 7″ north

Longitude

5.98712° or 5° 59′ 14″ east

Elevation

369 metres (1,211 feet)

Open location code

8FQ7CXPP+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 213866636

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

3034850

Wikidata ID

Q3077768

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Fort Barraux” goes by many names.

French: “fort Barraux”
French: “Fort Barraux”
French: “Fort de Saint-Barthélémy”
German: “Fort Barraux”
German: “Fort Saint Barthélémy”
Italian: “Forte Barraux”
Turkish: “Barraux Hisarı”

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