Maison Forte

Maison Forte is a castle in Etsaut, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Maison Forte is situated nearby to the square Place de la Mairie, as well as near the fountain Fontaine d’Etsaut.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut and Église Saint-Michel de Borce.

Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut

Church

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Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut is a church.

Église Saint-Michel de Borce

Church

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Église Saint-Michel de Borce is a church, which is situated 470 metres southwest of Maison Forte.

The Fort du Portalet is a fort in the Aspe Valley in Bearn, French Pyrenees, built from 1842 to 1870. The fort, built by order of Louis Philippe I, guards the border of the Pyrenees and protects access to the Col du Somport. Fort du Portalet is situated 3 km south of Maison Forte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Etsaut and Borce.

Etsaut

Village

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Etsaut is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970.

Borce

Village

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Borce is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Cette-Eygun

Village

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Cette-Eygun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The famous restaurateur Jean Bergez emigrated from Cette-Eygun to San Francisco, California around 1877. Cette-Eygun is situated 3½ km northwest of Maison Forte.

Maison Forte

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Etsaut, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

42.91195° or 42° 54′ 43″ north

Longitude

-0.5703° or 0° 34′ 13″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8CJXWC6H+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 219093013

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Highlights include Fontaine d’Etsaut and Place de la Mairie.

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