First Lieutenant Paul Swank

First Lieutenant Paul Swank is a memorial in Roquetaillade, Arrondissement of Limoux, Occitanie. First Lieutenant Paul Swank is situated nearby to the peak Pic de Brau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alet Cathedral and Pont du Diable.

Alet Cathedral

Photo: Devisme.alain, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alet Cathedral was a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Alet-les-Bains in Languedoc, France. The cathedral is in the Gothic architectural tradition. Alet Cathedral is situated 2 km south of First Lieutenant Paul Swank.

Pont du Diable

Ruins

Photo: Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pont du Diable is a ruins, which is situated 1 km south of First Lieutenant Paul Swank.

Maison Larade-Avy

Photo: Meria z Geoian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maison Larade-Avy is situated 1½ km south of First Lieutenant Paul Swank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Limoux and Rennes-le-Château.

Limoux

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Limoux is in Aude in the south of France. The town has been known since the 16th century for the production of a renowned sparkling wine, blanquette de Limoux.

Rennes-le-Château

Photo: Mairie de Rennes-le-Château, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rennes-le-Château is just the other side of the hot springs of Rennes les Bains from Fourtou and La Mouline. It is the home of the world-famous enigma highlighted by Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code.

First Lieutenant Paul Swank

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Là est tombé glorieusement pour la liberation de la France le lieutenant Americian Paul Swank. Le 17 août 1944 et y repose selon sa volonté”
Category: historic site
Location: Roquetaillade, Arrondissement of Limoux, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.01129° or 43° 0′ 41″ north

Longitude

2.2492° or 2° 14′ 57″ east

Open location code

8FM4266X+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9115036069

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

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