Fort Fleur d’épée

Fort Fleur d'épée is a fortification in Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe. It was built between 1750 and 1763 by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban above the town of Le Gosier.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stade Roger ZAMI and Fort Louis.

Stade Roger ZAMI

Stadium

Stade Roger ZAMI

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Stade Roger ZAMI is a stadium, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fort Fleur d’épée.

Fort Louis

Fort

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Fort Louis is situated 1½ km west of Fort Fleur d’épée.

Plage de l’Anse Tabarin

Beach

Plage de l’Anse Tabarin

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Plage de l’Anse Tabarin is a beach, which is situated 2 km southeast of Fort Fleur d’épée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosier and Pointe-à-Pitre.

Gosier

Town

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Le Gosier is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the south side of the island of Grande-Terre and part of the urban unit of Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.

Pointe-à-Pitre

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Pointe-à-Pitre is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.

Pointe Canot

Locality

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Pointe Canot is a locality, which is situated 6 km southeast of Fort Fleur d’épée.

Fort Fleur d’épée

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Fort Fleur d’Epee”, “Fort Fleur d’Épée”, “Fort Louis”, and “Fort Prince of Wales”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Le Gosier, Arrondissement de Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

16.21683° or 16° 13′ 1″ north

Longitude

-61.51294° or 61° 30′ 47″ west

Elevation

41 metres (135 feet)

Open location code

778W6F8P+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11940649086

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Fleur d’épée” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort Fleur d’Épée”
Egyptian Arabic: “حصن زهرة السيف”
French: “fort Fleur d’epee”
French: “fort Fleur d’Épée”
French: “Fort Fleur d’Épée”
Spanish: “Fort Fleur d’epee”
Spanish: “Fort Fleur d’epée”
Spanish: “Fort Fleur d’épée”
Spanish: “Fuerte Fleur d’épée”
Spanish: “Fuerte Fleur d’Épée”

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