Ouvrage Gondran

Ouvrage Gondran is a lesser work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block and one observation block.

Photo: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,347 metres
Description: part of the Maginot Line’s Alpine extension
Also known as: “Col du Gondran”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort de l’Infernet and Mount Chenaillet.

Fort de l’Infernet

Castle

Photo: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort de l'Infernet is a fortification complex near Briançon in the French Alps. It was built as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications in 1876–78 to defend France against invasion from Italy.

Mount Chenaillet

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mount Chenaillet is a 2,650 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps, located on the Main chain of the Alps South of the Col de Montgenèvre.

Église Saint-Michel de Cervières

Church

Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0.

Église Saint-Michel de Cervières is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Briançon and Claviere.

Briançon

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Briançon is a city in Hautes-Alpes near to France's Italian border. It is the highest town in France.

Claviere

Village

Photo: jean-michel gobet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Claviere is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres west of the centre of Turin, on the border with France.