Fort de Sucy
Fort de Sucy was built following the Franco-Prussian War to defend Paris. Located to the southeast of Paris in Sucy-en-Brie, the fort was part of an outer ring of eighteen major fortifications built in response to improvements in the range and effectiveness of artillery since the construction of the Thiers fortifications of the 1840s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery of Sucy-en-Brie and Town hall of Sucy-en-Brie.
Cemetery of Sucy-en-Brie
Cemetery
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Cemetery of Sucy-en-Brie is situated 210 metres northwest of Fort de Sucy.
Town hall of Sucy-en-Brie
Town hall
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Town hall of Sucy-en-Brie is situated 610 metres northwest of Fort de Sucy.
Château de Haute-Maison
Government office
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Château de Haute-Maison is a government office, which is situated 650 metres west of Fort de Sucy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noiseau and Ormesson-sur-Marne.
Noiseau
Village
Photo: besopha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Noiseau is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.8 km from the center of Paris.
Ormesson-sur-Marne
Town
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Ormesson-sur-Marne is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.1 km from the center of Paris.
Boissy-Saint-Léger
Town
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Boissy-Saint-Léger is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.9 km from the center of Paris. Boissy-Saint-Léger is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort de Sucy.
Fort de Sucy
- Type: Fort
- Description: historical fort around Paris
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sucy-en-Brie, Arrondissement of Créteil, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.76862° or 48° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
2.53165° or 2° 31′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FW4QG9J+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 107075199OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q3078251
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Fort de Sucy” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de Sucy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دى سوسى”
- French: “fort de Sucy”
- French: “Fort de Sucy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Bernadette de Sucy-en-Brie and Piscine municipale.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort de Sucy”. Photo: Horza, CC BY-SA 4.0.