Fort des Basses Perches
Fort des Basses Perches, also known as Fort Valmy, was built between 1874 and 1877 in Danjoutin and Belfort in northeastern France. It is part of the first ring of fortifications around the city of Belfort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: French Fort
- Also known as: “Basses-Perches Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lion of Belfort and Chapelle Saint-François de Belfort.
Lion of Belfort
Work of art
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Lion of Belfort, in Belfort, France, is an 1880 monumental sculpture by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. Lion of Belfort is situated 1¼ km north of Fort des Basses Perches.
Chapelle Saint-François de Belfort
Church
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-François de Belfort is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Fort des Basses Perches.
Belfort citadel
Castle
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Belfort citadel is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km north of Fort des Basses Perches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belfort and Miotte.
Belfort
Town
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Belfort is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately 25 km from the Swiss border. It is the prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort. Belfort is 400 km from Paris and 55 km from Basel.
Miotte
Locality
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Miotte is a locality, which is situated 2½ km north of Fort des Basses Perches.
Essert
Village
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essert is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. Essert is situated 4 km west of Fort des Basses Perches.
Fort des Basses Perches
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Danjoutin, Arrondissement of Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.626° or 47° 37′ 34″ northLongitude
6.86864° or 6° 52′ 7″ eastElevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)Open location code
8FV8JVG9+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 30720463OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort des Basses Perches” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort des Basses Perches”
- French: “fort des basses perches”
- French: “fort des Basses Perches”
- French: “Fort des Basses-Perches”
- French: “Fort Valmy”
- German: “Fort des Basses Perches”
- German: “Fort Valmy”
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