Ouvrage Saint-Roch
Ouvrage Saint-Roch is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. Small for a gros ouvrages, the ouvrage consists of one entry block, one artillery block and two observation blocks overlooking Sospel at an altitude of 426 metres.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sospel Cathedral and Château de Sospel.
Sospel Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arriano60, Public domain.
Sospel Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in the town of Sospel, France. It was formerly the seat of the schismatic Bishopric of Sospel, created in 1378 from the Diocese of Ventimiglia during the Great Schism as the Avignon-obedience… Sospel Cathedral is situated 350 metres northeast of Ouvrage Saint-Roch.
Château de Sospel
Castle
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Château de Sospel is a castle, which is situated 340 metres northeast of Ouvrage Saint-Roch.
Fontaine de la Cabraïa
Fountain
Photo: Shosy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontaine de la Cabraïa is a fountain, which is situated 450 metres northeast of Ouvrage Saint-Roch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castillon and Olivetta San Michele.
Castillon
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Castillon is a pleasant perched village on the road from Menton to Sospel and thence Breil sur Roya.
Olivetta San Michele
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olivetta San Michele is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 130 kilometres southwest of Genoa and about 40 kilometres west of Imperia, on the border with France. Olivetta San Michele is situated 6 km east of Ouvrage Saint-Roch.
Touët-de-l’Escarène
Village
Touët-de-l'Escarène is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Touët-de-l’Escarène is situated 7 km southwest of Ouvrage Saint-Roch.
Ouvrage Saint-Roch
- Type: Fort
- Description: museum in France
- Categories: military museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sospel, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.87455° or 43° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
7.44409° or 7° 26′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FM9VCFV+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 245271298OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q7113147
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In Other Languages
“Ouvrage Saint-Roch” goes by many names.
- French: “Ouvrage de Saint-Roch”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée Fort Saint-Roch and Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch.
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