Tour Vauban

The Tour Vauban, initially known as the tour de Camaret, is an 18m-high polygonal defensive tower built to a plan by Vauban on the Sillon at , as part of the fortifications of the .
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  • Historical site
  • Description: fortified tower

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour and Maïtena.
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is a church.
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is a disaster remains, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Tour Vauban.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crozon.
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is a commune in the department of and… is situated 8 km southeast of Tour Vauban.

Tour Vauban

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Latitude
48.28009° or 48° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.59198° or 4° 35′ 31″ west
Open location code
8CWQ7CJ5+26
Geo­Names ID
6620633
Wiki­data ID
Q1494461

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Tour Vauban” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vauban dorrea”
  • Breton: “Tour Vauban”
  • Catalan: “torre Vauban”
  • Chinese: “沃邦塔”
  • Dutch: “Tour Vauban”
  • French: “Tour dorée”
  • French: “Tour Vauban”
  • German: “Vauban-Turm”
  • Italian: “Torre di Vauban”
  • Russian: “Башня Вобана”
  • Turkish: “Vauban Kulesi”

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