Forts de l’Esseillon
Forts de l’Esseillon is a locality in Aussois, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Forts de l’Esseillon is situated nearby to the village Avrieux, as well as near Aussois.Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: castels
- Also known as: “La Barrière de l’Esseillon” and “Les forts de l’Esseillon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Charles-Félix and Fort Victor-Emmanuel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aussois and Bramans.
Aussois
Village
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Aussois is a commune in the Vanoise massif, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village is on the border of France's first National Park, the Vanoise National Park.
Bramans
Village
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Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis. Bramans is situated 3½ km east of Forts de l’Esseillon.
Modane
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Modane is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The commune is in the Maurienne Valley, and it also belongs to the Vanoise National Park.
Forts de l’Esseillon
- Categories: fortification system and tourism
- Location: Aussois, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.21453° or 45° 12′ 52″ northLongitude
6.73595° or 6° 44′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FQ86P7P+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 113370179OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q808958
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Forts de l’Esseillon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Barrière de l’Esseillon”
- French: “barrière de l’Esseillon”
- French: “Barrière de l’Esseillon”
- French: “forts de l’Esseillon”
- German: “Barrière de l’Esseillon”
- Hebrew: “קו אסיון”
- Italian: “Forti dell’Esseillon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Avrieux and Villarodin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle and Pont du Diable Avrieux - Aussois.
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