Fort Lupin

Fort Lupin, also known as Fort de la Charente, is an artillery battery in , in the department of , . It was built in the 1680s to a design by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and it is now in good condition.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fontaine de Lupin and Town hall of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée.

Fountain
Photo: Piso17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fountain, which is situated 1½ km west of Fort Lupin.

Town hall
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Fort Lupin.

Town hall
Photo: KiwiNeko14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Lupin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée and Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.

Village
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a French commune and town in the department, administrative region of . is situated 3 km north of Fort Lupin.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near . is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Lupin.

Village
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department of , and the region of New Aquitaine, southwestern . It was created in 1947 from part of . is situated 3½ km west of Fort Lupin.

Fort Lupin

Latitude
45.95747° or 45° 57′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.03273° or 1° 1′ 58″ west
Open location code
8CQWXX48+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177346169
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q3077928
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Lupin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Fort Lupin” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن لوبين”
  • French: “fort Lupin”
  • French: “Fort Lupin”
  • Turkish: “Lupin Hisarı”

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