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.
Fort du Portalet
Castle
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 from Spain and protects access to the Col du Somport from Spain. 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
Photo: Sten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Etsaut, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.91195° or 42° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.5703° or 0° 34′ 13″ westOpen location code
8CJXWC6H+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 219093013OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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