Fort des Flamands

Fort des Flamands is a fort in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Fort des Flamands is situated nearby to the suburb Octeville, as well as near the village La Glacerie.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cité de la Mer.

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 1½ km west of Fort des Flamands.

Cité de la Mer

Museum

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The Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today. Cité de la Mer is situated 1½ km west of Fort des Flamands.

Cherbourg Maritime station

Historic building

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Cherbourg's Gare Maritime or Gare Maritime Transatlantique was a railway station at the end of the railway line from Paris' Gare Saint-Lazare and of the short branch from Cherbourg's main station. Cherbourg Maritime station is situated 1½ km west of Fort des Flamands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Octeville and La Glacerie.

Octeville

Suburb

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Octeville is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Fort des Flamands.

La Glacerie

Village

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La Glacerie 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. La Glacerie is situated 5 km south of Fort des Flamands.