Fort des Bans

Fort des Bans is a fort in La Balme, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fort des Bans is situated nearby to the castle Fort-les-Bancs, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Point de Vue.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort-les-Bancs and Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel.

Fort-les-Bancs

Castle

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Fort-les-Bancs is a castle.

Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel

Monastery

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Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel is a monastery, which is situated 430 metres south of Fort des Bans.

Église Saint-Maurice de La Balme

Church

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Église Saint-Maurice de La Balme is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Fort des Bans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virignin and Yenne.

Virignin

Village

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Virignin is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Yenne

Village

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Yenne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located on the east side of the Rhône, by the "Gorges de la Balme."… Yenne is situated 3 km southeast of Fort des Bans.

Nattages

Village

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Nattages is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Parves-et-Nattages. It contains the ruins of the Chateau Montbel, the romanesque chapel of Chemillieu and a church rebuilt in the 17th century. Nattages is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort des Bans.

Fort des Bans

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Fort
Category: historic site
Location: La Balme, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.71377° or 45° 42′ 50″ north

Longitude

5.72412° or 5° 43′ 27″ east

Open location code

8FQ7PP7F+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2450844101

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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