Fort des Têtes
The Fort des Têtes, also known as the Fort des Trois Têtes, is a fortification in the vicinity of Briançon in the Dauphiné region of southeastern France.Photo: Benj05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification in Briançon, Dauphiné, southeast France
- Also known as: “Fort des Tetes” and “Fort des Trois-Têtes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Communication Y and Couvent des Récollets de Briançon.
Communication Y
Castle
Photo: EdouardHue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Communication Y is a castle, which is situated 440 metres south of Fort des Têtes.
Couvent des Récollets de Briançon
Historic building
Couvent des Récollets de Briançon is a historic building, which is situated 590 metres northwest of Fort des Têtes.
Fort du Randouillet
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort du Randouillet, is a fortification in the vicinity of Briançon in the Dauphiné region of southeastern France. Briançon was surveyed by Vauban in 1692. Fort du Randouillet is situated 1 km south of Fort des Têtes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puy-Saint-Pierre and Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
Puy-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puy-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Puy-Saint-Pierre is situated 2½ km west of Fort des Têtes.
Villar-Saint-Pancrace
Village
Photo: Flikiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villar-Saint-Pancrace is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Villar-Saint-Pancrace is situated 3 km southwest of Fort des Têtes.
Saint-Chaffrey
Village
Photo: Lal.sacienne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Chaffrey is an alpine commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley of the Guisane, on the road to Grenoble, between La Salle-les-Alpes to the northwest and Briançon to the southeast. Saint-Chaffrey is situated 5 km northwest of Fort des Têtes.
Fort des Têtes
- Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Briançon, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.89619° or 44° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
6.65026° or 6° 39′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FP8VMW2+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 156267911OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3078338
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort des Têtes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “莱泰特城堡”
- Dutch: “Fort des Têtes”
- French: “fort des Tetes”
- French: “fort des Têtes”
- French: “Fort des Têtes”
- French: “fort des Trois Têtes”
- French: “fort des Trois-Têtes”
- Italian: “Forte delle Teste”
- Russian: “Форт Тет”
- Russian: “Форт-де-Тет”
- Turkish: “Têtes Hisarı”
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