Fort Louis
Fort Louis is a historic French military fort on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. It is located in Marigot, the capital of the French side of the island, overlooking Marigot Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Christine Warner Hawks, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former military fort in Marigot, St. Martin
- Also known as: “Fort de Marigot” and “Fort du Marigot”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stade Alberic Richards and Valois Hill.
Stade Alberic Richards
Sports venue
Photo: Remy Gumbs (shady P), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stade Alberic Richards is a multi-use stadium in Sandy Ground, Saint Martin. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 2,600 people. The stadium is located on the French side of the island. Stade Alberic Richards is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fort Louis.
Pic Paradis
Peak
Photo: Emile Traendlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pic Paradis or Pic du Paradis is the highest point in a chain of hills in the Collectivity of Saint Martin, an overseas collectivity of France on the island of Saint Martin, located in the Caribbean, with an elevation of 424 m, making it the highest point on the island. Pic Paradis is situated 4 km east of Fort Louis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marigot and Simpson Bay.
Marigot
Town
Photo: gadl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Martin is an island in the Caribbean that is split between the French collectivity of Saint-Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten. Beauty abounds on the island, with bluffs overlooking pretty harbors, sandy-cliffed beaches and tranquil rocky coves where fish provide the beauty.
Simpson Bay
Village
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simpson Bay is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Fort Louis.
Grand Case
Photo: Filbar29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Case is in the northern coast of Saint Martin. The Gourmet Capital of the Caribbean. Grand Case is located on the French side of the island. From Grand Case you have a beautiful view of Anguilla, the neighboring island.
Fort Louis
- Categories: fort, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Saint Martin, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.07079° or 18° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
-63.08538° or 63° 5′ 7″ westElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
77CR3WC7+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 542412470OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3578845Wikidata ID
Q3077924
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Fort Louis” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Louis”
- French: “Fort Louis”
- Polish: “Fort Louis”
- Spanish: “Fort Louis”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Louis”
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