Martinique
Arrondissement de Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France

Fort Desaix

Fort Desaix is a Vauban fort and one of four forts that protect , the capital of . The fort was built from 1768 to 1772 and sits on a hill, Morne Garnier, overlooking what was then .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Terres Sainville and Hôtel de Ville, Fort-de-France.

Church
Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 740 metres southwest of Fort Desaix.

Town hall
Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in , , in the , standing on Rue Victor Sévère. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1979. is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Desaix.

Library
Photo: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Desaix.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Lamentin and Trois-Ilets.

Town
Photo: Maxime ✈, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of . With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. is situated 7 km east of Fort Desaix.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Les Trois-Îlets is a resort town in the French overseas territory of , in the . It is home to about 8000 people and known as the birth place of Napoleon's wife Joséphine.

Fort Desaix

Latitude
14.61644° or 14° 36′ 59″ north
Longitude
-61.06583° or 61° 3′ 57″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Inception
18th century
Open location code
776WJW8M+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 710698711
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
3570821
Wiki­data ID
Q3077848
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Fort Desaix” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “德賽堡”
  • Chinese: “德赛城堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Desaix”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ديزايكس”
  • French: “fort Desaix”
  • French: “Fort Desaix”
  • German: “Fort Bourbon”
  • German: “Fort Desaix”

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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 “Fort Desaix”. Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.