Fort du Vieux-Canton

Fort du Vieux-Canton is a castle in Francheville, Arrondissement of Toul, Grand Est. Fort du Vieux-Canton is situated nearby to the castle Ouvrage Est du Vieux-Canton, as well as near Ouvrage du Bas du Chêne (Ouvrage ‘O5’).

Photo: Citavls, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Francheville and Église Saint-Martin de Villey-Saint-Étienne.

Église Saint-Étienne de Francheville

Church

Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Étienne de Francheville is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Fort du Vieux-Canton.

Église Saint-Martin de Villey-Saint-Étienne

Church

Photo: Ske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Martin de Villey-Saint-Étienne is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Fort du Vieux-Canton.

Gare de Fontenoy-sur-Moselle

Railway stop

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Gare de Fontenoy-sur-Moselle is a railway stop, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Fort du Vieux-Canton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toul and Liverdun.

Toul

Town

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Toul is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Toul is situated 6 km southwest of Fort du Vieux-Canton.

Liverdun

Photo: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Liverdun is a commune in Lorraine containing medieval hill village of the same name, that overlooks the Moselle River as it cuts way through its tree lined limestone gorge.

Fort du Vieux-Canton

Type: Castle
Also known as: “Fort du Vieux Canton”
Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Francheville, Arrondissement of Toul, Meurthe et Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.72284° or 48° 43′ 22″ north

Longitude

5.94717° or 5° 56′ 50″ east

Inception

1906

Open location code

8FW7PWFW+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 129497392

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q3078379

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Fort du Vieux-Canton” goes by many names.

Dutch: “fort du Vieux-Canton”
French: “fort du Vieux-Canton”
French: “Fort du vieux-canton”
French: “Fort du Vieux-Canton”
French: “Fort Du Vieux-Canton”
French: “Ouvrages d’infanterie de toul”
French: “Ouvrages d’infanterie de Toul”
French: “Ouvrages d’infanterie”
Italian: “Forte di Vieux-Canton”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ouvrage Est du Vieux-Canton and Ouvrage du Bas du Chêne (Ouvrage ‘O5’).

Nearby Places

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