Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève

Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève is in Léaz, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève is situated nearby to the climbing site Fort L’Ecluse Aventure, as well as near the cave Grotte de la Bouna.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort l’Écluse and Carnot bridge.

Fort l’Écluse

Fort

Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain, close to Collonges in Eastern France. It commands the Rhône Valley as a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache and the Jura Mountains.

Carnot bridge

Bridge

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Carnot bridge is situated 1 km east of Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève.

Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station

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Collonges – Fort l'Écluse station is a disused station near the small town of Collonges and the Fort l'Écluse, in the Ain department, eastern France. It is situated on the Bellegarde-Geneva section of the Lyon—Geneva railway at the junction with the Divonne branch line. Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chevrier and Arcine.

Chevrier

Village

Photo: Duret74, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chevrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Arcine

Village

Photo: Fmaurice74, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arcine is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève.

Lancrans

Village

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Lancrans is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. In 1858, Vanchy and Confort separated from Lancrans to form new communes. Lancrans is situated 4½ km west of Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève.

Fort l’écluse - Porte de Genève

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Léaz, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.12098° or 46° 7′ 16″ north

Longitude

5.89344° or 5° 53′ 36″ east

Elevation

435 metres (1,427 feet)

Operator

Pays de Gex Agglo

Open location code

8FR74VCV+99

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13867351838

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort L’Ecluse Aventure and Grotte de la Bouna.

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