Batterie

Batterie is a fort in Saint-Marcouf, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Batterie is situated near Fort de Ravenoville, as well as near the village Fontenay-sur-Mer.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort de Ravenoville and Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Séjour des Gougins.

Fort de Ravenoville

Fort

Photo: Brémont Christophe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Séjour des Gougins

Church

Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Séjour des Gougins is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Batterie.

The Crisbecq Battery was a German World War II artillery battery constructed by the Todt Organization near the French village of Saint-Marcouf in the department of Manche in the north-east of Cotentin peninsula in Normandy. Crisbecq Battery is situated 3 km west of Batterie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ravenoville and Fontenay-sur-Mer.

Ravenoville

Village

Photo: Ideal50, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ravenoville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Sainte-Mère-Église. Ravenoville is situated 3 km southwest of Batterie.

Fontenay-sur-Mer

Village

Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fontenay-sur-Mer is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Fontenay-sur-Mer is situated 4½ km west of Batterie.

Foucarville

Village

Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Foucarville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église. Foucarville is situated 4½ km south of Batterie.

Batterie

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Saint-Marcouf, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.48176° or 49° 28′ 54″ north

Longitude

-1.25371° or 1° 15′ 13″ west

Open location code

8CXWFPJW+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 258300482

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Highlights: Redoute Pongibaud and Marcouf.

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