Fort de Souville
Fort de Souville is a fort in Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Fort de Souville is situated nearby to the ruins Fort Souville, as well as near Verdun Memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Souville and Verdun Memorial.
Fort Souville
Ruins
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Fort Souville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
Verdun Memorial
Memorial
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The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield, close to the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the département of Meuse in north-eastern France. Verdun Memorial is situated 1 km northwest of Fort de Souville.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Church
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fort de Souville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verdun.
Verdun
Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.
Fort de Souville
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.18824° or 49° 11′ 18″ northLongitude
5.439° or 5° 26′ 20″ eastElevation
391 metres (1,283 feet)Open location code
8FX75CQQ+7HGeoNames ID
11429070
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