Fort Cerfontaine
Fort Cerfontaine is a fort in Colleret, Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Hauts-de-France. Fort Cerfontaine is situated nearby to the forest Le Bois Planté, as well as near the church Église de Cerfontaine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église de Cerfontaine and Musée de la Faïence et de la Poterie de Ferrière-la-Petite.
Église de Cerfontaine
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église de Cerfontaine is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Fort Cerfontaine.
Musée de la Faïence et de la Poterie de Ferrière-la-Petite
Museum
Photo: Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée de la Faïence et de la Poterie de Ferrière-la-Petite is a museum, which is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Cerfontaine.
Église Saint-Amand de Colleret
Church
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Église Saint-Amand de Colleret is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Fort Cerfontaine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jeumont and Beaufort.
Jeumont
Town
Photo: Weygand, Public domain.
Jeumont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Belgian border and on the river Sambre, adjacent to the Belgian town Erquelinnes. It is part of the agglomeration of Maubeuge. Jeumont is situated 6 km northeast of Fort Cerfontaine.
Beaufort
Village
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Beaufort is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Beaufort is situated 8 km southwest of Fort Cerfontaine.
Hautmont
Town
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Hautmont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 5 km southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 14,500 residents. On 3 August 2008 a narrow but strong F4 tornado swept through the town, as well as Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre damaging hundreds of buildings, forty of which collapsed. Hautmont is situated 9 km west of Fort Cerfontaine.
Fort Cerfontaine
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Colleret, Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.26274° or 50° 15′ 46″ northLongitude
4.0409° or 4° 2′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9F26727R+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 13512001773OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
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