Ouvrage Cave-à-Canon

Ouvrage Cave-à-Canon is a lesser work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. Started in 1937, the ouvrage consists of one infantry block about one kilometer east of Bourg St.

Photo: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Bunker
Description: fortification on the Alpine extension of the Maginot Line
Also known as: “Cave à Canon” and “Ouvrage Cave-a-Canon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bourg-Saint-Maurice station and Ouvrage Chatelard.

Bourg-Saint-Maurice station

Railway station

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Bourg-Saint-Maurice station is a railway station in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in southeast France. The station is located at the end of the Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny–Bourg-Saint-Maurice railway. Bourg-Saint-Maurice station is situated 1¼ km west of Ouvrage Cave-à-Canon.

Ouvrage Chatelard

Bunker

Photo: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ouvrage Chatelard is a lesser work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. Begun in 1938, the ouvrage consists of one infantry block about one kilometer northeast of Bourg St. Ouvrage Chatelard is situated 1 km north of Ouvrage Cave-à-Canon.

Église Saint-Pierre de Séez

Church

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Église Saint-Pierre de Séez is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Ouvrage Cave-à-Canon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Séez.

Bourg-Saint-Maurice

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Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a town in the French Alps. It is at the foot of the Les Arcs skiing area, a group of pistes which can be found just below the Aiguille Rouge summit.

Séez

Village

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Séez is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located In the Tarentaise valley, between the Little St Bernard Pass and the edge of the Vanoise National Park.