Fort de l’Infernet

The Fort de l'Infernet is a fortification complex near Briançon in the French Alps. It was built as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications in 1876–78 to defend France against invasion from Italy.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ouvrage Gondran and Fort du Randouillet.

Ouvrage Gondran

Mountain saddle

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

Ouvrage Gondran is a lesser work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block and one observation block.

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 2½ km west of Fort de l’Infernet.

Fort Dauphin

Castle

Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0.

Fort Dauphin is a castle, which is situated 2 km west of Fort de l’Infernet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Briançon and Montgenèvre.

Briançon

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Briançon is a city in Hautes-Alpes near to France's Italian border. It is the highest town in France.

Montgenèvre

Village

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Montgenèvre is a commune on the Italian border in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding during the 2030 Winter Olympics. Montgenèvre is situated 5 km northeast of Fort de l’Infernet.

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 5 km southwest of Fort de l’Infernet.

Fort de l’Infernet

Type: Castle
Description: fortification complex near Briançon, French
Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Canton of Briançon-1, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

44.89422° or 44° 53′ 39″ north

Longitude

6.68534° or 6° 41′ 7″ east

Open location code

8FP8VMVP+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 167733682

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q3078288

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Fort de l’Infernet” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort de l’Infernet”
French: “fort de l’Infernet”
French: “Fort de l’infernet”
French: “Fort de l’Infernet”
French: “Fort De L’Infernet”
German: “Fort de l’Infernet”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include L’Infernet and Poudrière de l’Infernet.

Nearby Places

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