Ouvrage de Lorient
Ouvrage de Lorient is a ruins in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Ouvrage de Lorient is situated nearby to the ruins Batterie de la Fausse-Côte, as well as near the church Chapelle Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Vaux-devant-Damloup.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux.
Fort Douaumont
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the 1890s. Fort Douaumont is situated 1½ km west of Ouvrage de Lorient.
Fort Vaux
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Vaux, in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun. Fort Vaux is situated 2 km south of Ouvrage de Lorient.
Chapelle Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Vaux-devant-Damloup
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Vaux-devant-Damloup is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ouvrage de Lorient.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gremilly and Verdun.
Gremilly
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gremilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gremilly is situated 7 km north of Ouvrage de Lorient.
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.
Morgemoulin
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morgemoulin is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village's name comes from the mill belonging to the family "Morge" in 1610. It was destroyed during the 1914-1918 war and rebuilt. Morgemoulin is situated 9 km east of Ouvrage de Lorient.
Ouvrage de Lorient
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.21671° or 49° 13′ 0″ northLongitude
5.46109° or 5° 27′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8FX76F86+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 12500004504OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Batterie de la Fausse-Côte and Ruines du village de Vaux.
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