Fort de Pré-Giroud
The Fort de Pré-Giroud, also known as the Fort de Vallorbe, is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located in the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border with France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: contact@vallorbe-tourisme.ch
- Type: Museum
- Description: historical museum in Vallorbe (Switzerland)
- Also known as: “Fort de Pré Giroud” and “Fort de Pre-Giroud”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Day railway station and Le Day Viaduct.
Le Day railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Day railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vallorbe, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It sits at the junction of the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways and Vallorbe–Le Brassus line of SBB and Travys. Le Day railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort de Pré-Giroud.
Le Day Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Scotlandyard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Le Day viaduct is a railway viaduct in Vallorbe in the Jura-Nord vaudois District of the Swiss canton of Vaud. It stands near the hamlet of Le Day and crosses the Orbe. Le Day Viaduct is situated 2 km northwest of Fort de Pré-Giroud.
Vallorbe railway station
Railway station
Photo: G CHP, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vallorbe railway station is a station at the border of Switzerland and France on the TGV Lyria line between Paris and Lausanne. It is located at the south-eastern entrance of the tunnel which tunnels one of Jura's mountain ranges, Le Mont d’Or. Vallorbe railway station is situated 3 km west of Fort de Pré-Giroud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallorbe and Ballaigues.
Vallorbe
Village
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vallorbe is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Ballaigues
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballaigues is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Premier
Village
Photo: Thomas Guignard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Premier is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Premier is situated 2½ km east of Fort de Pré-Giroud.
Fort de Pré-Giroud
Latitude
46.7087° or 46° 42′ 31″ northLongitude
6.41067° or 6° 24′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FR8PC56+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 302024354OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3078221
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort de Pré-Giroud” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de Pré-Giroud”
- French: “fort de Pré-Giroud”
- French: “Fort de Pré-Giroud”
- French: “Fort de Vallorbe”
- German: “A 577”
- German: “Artilleriewerk Pré-Giroud”
- German: “Fort von Vallorbe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saut du Day and Place d’exercices et camp de troupe du Day.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort de Pré-Giroud”. Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.