Guadeloupe
Arrondissement de la Basse-Terre
Terre-de-Haut

Fort Napoléon des Saintes

Fort Napoléon is a fortification, located on , in the , . Property of the Departmental Council of Guadeloupe, it has been classified as a historical monument since the December 15, 1997.
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Photo: Gauthier Geoffroy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: museum and former fort in Guadeloupe
  • Also known as: “Fort Napoleon”, “Fort Napoléon”, and “Fort Napoleon des Saintes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Les Saintes Airport and Notre Dame de l’Assomption, les Saintes.

Aerodrome
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an airport serving the archipelago of , . It is on an isthmus in the middle of , a dependency of . A special pilot license endorsement is required to land here.

Church
Photo: UHF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption is a Roman Catholic Church of the , an island in the archipelago of the French Overseas department of . is situated 1 km south of Fort Napoléon des Saintes.

Peak
Photo: Moowgly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terre-de-Haut Island is the easternmost island in the , part of the archipelago of . Like name of neighboring , name Terre-de-Haut comes from the maritime vocabulary, which called the islands exposed to the "highland" winds and those protected from the wind, "lowlands".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marigot and Grande-Anse.

Hamlet
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
is a quartier of , located in archipelago in the . It is located in the northeastern part of the island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quartier of , located in archipelago in the . It is located in the eastern part of the island.

Fort Napoléon des Saintes

Latitude
15.87531° or 15° 52′ 31″ north
Longitude
-61.58229° or 61° 34′ 56″ west
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Open location code
777WVCG9+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42101783
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
3578758
Wiki­data ID
Q3077957
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Napoléon des Saintes” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Terre-de-Haut and Le Bourg.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Centre UCPA - Guadeloupe Les Saintes and Hôtel Kanaoa.

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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 Napoléon des Saintes”. Photo: Gauthier Geoffroy, CC BY-SA 4.0.