Fort-les-Bancs
Fort-les-Bancs is a castle in La Balme, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Fort-les-Bancs is situated nearby to Fort des Bans, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Point de Vue.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel and Église Saint-Maurice de La Balme.
Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel
Monastery
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Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel is a monastery, which is situated 420 metres south of Fort-les-Bancs.
Église Saint-Maurice de La Balme
Church
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Église Saint-Maurice de La Balme is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Fort-les-Bancs.
Église Saint-Blaise de Virignin
Church
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Église Saint-Blaise de Virignin is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fort-les-Bancs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Virignin and Yenne.
Virignin
Village
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Virignin is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Yenne
Village
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Yenne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located on the east side of the Rhône, by the "Gorges de la Balme."… Yenne is situated 3 km east of Fort-les-Bancs.
Nattages
Village
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Nattages is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Parves-et-Nattages. It contains the ruins of the Chateau Montbel, the romanesque chapel of Chemillieu and a church rebuilt in the 17th century. Nattages is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort-les-Bancs.
Fort-les-Bancs
- Type: Castle
- Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: La Balme, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.71365° or 45° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
5.72424° or 5° 43′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8FQ7PP7F+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 248405574OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3077753
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In Other Languages
“Fort-les-Bancs” goes by many names.
- French: “fort-les-Bancs”
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- French: “Fort-Les-Bancs”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort des Bans and Point de Vue.
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