Fort Fleur d’épée
Fort Fleur d'épée is a fortification on Grande-Terre on Guadeloupe. The origins of its name are unknown, though it may correspond to the nickname of a soldier who lived in it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stade Roger ZAMI and Fort Louis.
Stade Roger ZAMI
Stadium
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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
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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
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
-61.51294° or 61° 30′ 47″ westElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
778W6F8P+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 11940649086OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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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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