Fort de l’Ouest des Buis

Fort de l’Ouest des Buis is a ruins in Besançon, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Fort de l’Ouest des Buis is situated nearby to the peak Mont des Buis, as well as near the cave Grotte de Casamène.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Citadel of Besançon and Saint-Hyppolite church.

Citadel of Besançon

Castle

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Citadel of Besançon is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Citadel of Besançon is situated 1½ km north of Fort de l’Ouest des Buis.

Saint-Hyppolite church

Church

Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Hyppolite church is situated 1 km northwest of Fort de l’Ouest des Buis.

Porte taillée

City gate

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The Porte taillée is a city gate located in Besançon. It was drilled in the rock of Saint-Étienne hill by the Romans under Vespasian or Marcus Aurelius, for the aqueduc of Besançon between Vaire-Arcier and square Castan. Porte taillée is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort de l’Ouest des Buis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velotte and Chapelle des Buis.

Velotte

Suburb

Velotte is a little area of Besançon, with 2000 inhabitants.

Chapelle des Buis

Hamlet

Chapelle des Buis is a hamlet south of the city of Besançon, in eastern France. It straddles the area of three communes: Besançon, Fontain and Morre. The church of Our Lady of Liberation is nearby.