Heurt Fort
The Fort de l'Heurt is a fort near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. It was built by order of Napoleon Bonaparte on the remains of the ancient promontory Icius Ptolemy after the breaking of the Treaty of Amiens by the British in May 1803.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort d’Alprech and Boulogne-Ville station.
Fort d’Alprech
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Fort d’Alprech is situated 1 km south of Heurt Fort.
Boulogne-Ville station
Railway station
Photo: Bateloupreaut, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boulogne-Ville is one of the railway stations serving the town Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The other station is Boulogne-Tintelleries. Boulogne-Ville station is situated 3½ km east of Heurt Fort.
Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer
Public aquarium
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer is a public aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. It is the largest public aquarium of Europe and attracts more than 800,000 visitors each year. Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer is situated 3½ km northeast of Heurt Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Outreau and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Outreau
Town
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Outreau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France west of Boulogne. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne.
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boulogne-sur-Mer or Boulogne is a city and port in the Côte d'Opale region of Hauts-de-France. It is the second largest place on the Cote D'Opale after Calais.
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Village
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France near Boulogne-sur-Mer. Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is situated 6 km southeast of Heurt Fort.
Heurt Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in France
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.70811° or 50° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
1.5598° or 1° 33′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F23PH55+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 525026372OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Picard—“Heurt Fort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de l’Heurt”
- French: “fort de l’Heurt”
- French: “Fort de l’heurt”
- French: “Fort de l’Heurt”
- French: “Fort De L’Heurt”
- Picard: “Fort d‘ l’Heurt”
- Picard: “Fort d’ l’Heurt”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Heurt Fort”. Photo: Whatismoss, CC BY-SA 4.0.