Fort Souville
Fort Souville is a ruins in Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Fort Souville is situated nearby to Batterie de Souville, as well as near the work of art The Lion of Souville Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Souville and Verdun Memorial.
Fort Souville
Ruins
Photo: Clicgauche, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Fort Souville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont. Fort Souville is situated 170 metres north of Fort Souville.
Verdun Memorial
Memorial
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The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield, close to the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the département of Meuse in north-eastern France. Verdun Memorial is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Souville.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Church
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort Souville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verdun.
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.
Fort Souville
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.18641° or 49° 11′ 11″ northLongitude
5.43963° or 5° 26′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FX75CPQ+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4476484182OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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