Fort Chavagnac

Fort Chavagnac is a fort in Normandy, France. Fort Chavagnac is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Digue de Querqueville, as well as near the ruins Le Quatre-Pattes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Phare du fort de l’Ouest and Fort des Couplets.

Phare du fort de l’Ouest

Fort

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Phare du fort de l’Ouest is situated 1¼ km east of Fort Chavagnac.

Fort des Couplets

Fort

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Fort des Couplets is situated 2 km south of Fort Chavagnac.

Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. Cherbourg Naval Base is situated 3 km southeast of Fort Chavagnac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Querqueville and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

Querqueville

Suburb

Photo: Thbz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.

Tonneville

Village

Photo: Buffoleo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tonneville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague. Tonneville is situated 4½ km southwest of Fort Chavagnac.

Fort Chavagnac

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.67036° or 49° 40′ 13″ north

Longitude

-1.66476° or 1° 39′ 53″ west

Open location code

8CXWM8CP+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 264408939

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Digue de Querqueville and Digue de Querqueville - Défense militaire.

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