Fort Central
Fort Central is a fort in Normandy, France. Fort Central is situated nearby to the suburb Querqueville, as well as near Octeville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cherbourg Naval Base.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Octeville
Suburb
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Octeville is a suburb, which is situated 6 km south of Fort Central.
Fort Central
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.67364° or 49° 40′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.61905° or 1° 37′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CXWM9FJ+F9GeoNames ID
3231158
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