Fort du Portalet
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.Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort in the French Pyrenees
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine d’Urdos and Église Saint-Michel de Borce.
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine d’Urdos
Church
Photo: France64160, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine d’Urdos is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Fort du Portalet.
Église Saint-Michel de Borce
Church
Photo: Pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Michel de Borce is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Fort du Portalet.
Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut
Church
Photo: France64160, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Fort du Portalet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urdos and Etsaut.
Urdos
Village
Photo: France64160, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urdos 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.
Etsaut
Village
Photo: France64160, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Etsaut is situated 3 km north of Fort du Portalet.
Cette-Eygun
Village
Photo: France64160, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 km north of Fort du Portalet.
Fort du Portalet
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Borce, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.88643° or 42° 53′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.56269° or 0° 33′ 46″ westOpen location code
8CJXVCPP+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 228359373OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3078387
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Fort du Portalet” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portaleteko gotorlekua”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa del Portalet”
- Chinese: “波塔莱要塞”
- Dutch: “Fort du Portalet”
- French: “fort du Portalet”
- French: “Fort du Portalet”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Hortalessa deu Portalet”
- Spanish: “Fuerte del Portalet”
- Turkish: “Portalet Kalesi”
- Uzbek: “Portalet qal’asi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place d’Armes and Pont d’Enfer.
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