Fort de Salses

The Fort de Salses is a fortress in the commune of , situated in the French département of . It is clearly visible from the A9 autoroute as well as the train line between Perpignan and Narbonne and it is possible to visit from the motorway rest area and the local train station.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: fort
  • Also known as: “Chapelle Saint-Sébastien”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salses and Église Saint-Étienne de Salses.

Railway stop
Photo: Floflo, Public domain.
is a railway stop, which is situated 480 metres south of Fort de Salses.

Church
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 660 metres south of Fort de Salses.

Restaurant
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a restaurant, which is situated 640 metres south of Fort de Salses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salses-le-Château and Garrieux.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
or just Salses is a commune in the department in southern . It is located north of the city of . It is traditionally considered as the northernmost point of the Catalan Countries.

Hamlet
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Fort de Salses.

Village
Photo: Babsy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 5 km northwest of Fort de Salses.

Fort de Salses

Latitude
42.8398° or 42° 50′ 23″ north
Longitude
2.91873° or 2° 55′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FJ4RWQ9+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4659916453
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q371069
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort de Salses from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Fort de Salses” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Capella de Sant Sebastià”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Salses”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Salses”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن الصلصات”
  • French: “forteresse de Salses”
  • French: “Forteresse de Salses”
  • German: “Fort Salses”
  • German: “Fort von Salses”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Salses”
  • Piemontese: “Fortëssa ëd Salses”
  • Polish: “Fort Salses”
  • Romanian: “Château de Salses”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Salses”
  • Turkish: “Salses Hisarı”
  • Ukrainian: “Фор-де-Сальс”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castell reial and Stade Louis Ulrich.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Le son de la pierre and Parking de la Forteresse de Salses.

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