Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station

Collonges – Fort l'Écluse station is a disused station near the small town of Collonges and the Fort l'Écluse, in the Ain department, eastern France. It is situated on the Bellegarde-Geneva section of the Lyon—Geneva railway at the junction with the Divonne branch line.

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Type: Railway
Description: railway station in Collonges, France
Also known as: “Fort L’Écluse-Collonges” and “Gare de Collonges – Fort l’Écluse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnot bridge and Fort l’Écluse.

Carnot bridge

Bridge

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Carnot bridge is situated 1 km southwest of Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station.

Fort l’Écluse

Fort

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Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain, close to Collonges in Eastern France. It commands the Rhône Valley as a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache and the Jura Mountains. Fort l’Écluse is situated 1½ km southwest of Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station.

Église Saint-Théodule de Collonges

Church

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Église Saint-Théodule de Collonges is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chevrier and Léaz.

Chevrier

Village

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Chevrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Léaz

Village

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Léaz is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. In addition to the main village, the commune has three hamlets: Grésin, Lavoux and Longeray. Léaz is situated 4 km southwest of Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station.