Ouvrage Restefond
Ouvrage Restefond is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one artillery block and three observation blocks at the summit of the Col de la Bonette.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Col de la Bonette and Col de Restefond.
Col de la Bonette
Mountain saddle
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Col de la Bonette is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Col de Restefond
Mountain saddle
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Col de Restefond is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated on the flanks of le Restefonde within the Mercantour National Park in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Cime de la Bonette
Scenic viewpoint
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Cime de la Bonette is a mountain in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, between the Ubaye Valley and the valley of the Tinée River. Cime de la Bonette is situated 1 km south of Ouvrage Restefond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp des Fourches and Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage.
Camp des Fourches
Locality
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Camp des Fourches is a locality, which is situated 4½ km east of Ouvrage Restefond.
Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage
Village
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Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage is situated 7 km southeast of Ouvrage Restefond.
Enchastrayes
Village
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Enchastrayes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. The Enciastraia mountain is located in the communal territory, on the boundary with Piedmont, part of northern Italy. Enchastrayes is situated 10 km northwest of Ouvrage Restefond.
Ouvrage Restefond
- Type: Fort
- Categories: fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jausiers, Arrondissement of Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.32984° or 44° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
6.8091° or 6° 48′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FP88RH5+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 244507181OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q3358737
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In Other Languages
“Ouvrage Restefond” goes by many names.
- French: “Gros ouvrage de Restefond”
- French: “ouvrage de Restefond”
- French: “Ouvrage de Restefond”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cime des Trois Serrières and Faux col de Restefond.
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