Fort de Lenlon

Fort de Lenlon is a fort in Val-des-Prés, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Fort de Lenlon is situated nearby to the ruins Casernement, as well as near the peak Roche Gauthier.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort de l’Olive and Col du Granon.

Fort de l’Olive

Fort

Fort de l’Olive

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The Fort de l'Olive is a fortification in the vicinity of Briançon in the Dauphiné region of southeastern France. Built in 1881 it was originally called the Ouvrage du Bois des Gasquets, it was the third and final fort built near Briançon as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications in the 1870s and 1880s. Fort de l’Olive is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort de Lenlon.

Col du Granon

Mountain saddle

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Col du Granon is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. A narrow tarmac road winds steeply up the southern approach. Col du Granon is situated 3½ km southwest of Fort de Lenlon.

Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces de Plampinet

Church

Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces de Plampinet

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Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces de Plampinet is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort de Lenlon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plampinet and Ville Haute.

Plampinet

Hamlet

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Plampinet is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort de Lenlon.

Ville Haute

Hamlet

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Ville Haute is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort de Lenlon.

Névache

Village

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Névache is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Névache is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort de Lenlon.

Fort de Lenlon

Type: Fort
Description: fort of the Cottian Alps
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Val-des-Prés, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

44.98635° or 44° 59′ 11″ north

Longitude

6.63828° or 6° 38′ 18″ east

Open location code

8FP8XJPQ+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Fort de Lenlon” goes by many names.

French: “fort de Lenlon”
French: “Fort de lenlon”
French: “Fort de Lenlon”
French: “Fort De Lenlon”
Italian: “Fortino di Lenlon”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Casernement and Roche Gauthier.

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