Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement de Strasbourg
Strasbourg

Tour des Français

Tour des Français is a tower in , , . Tour des Français is situated nearby to the bridge , as well as near the tower .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vauban Dam and Ponts Couverts.

Photo: Ctruongngoc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barrage Vauban, or , is a bridge, weir and defensive work erected in the 17th century on the in the in . is situated 130 metres west of Tour des Français.

Bridge
Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are a set of three bridges and four towers that make up a defensive work erected in the 13th century on the in the in .

Museum
The Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg is an art museum in , , which was founded in 1973 and opened in its own building in November 1998. is situated 260 metres west of Tour des Français.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petite France and Hautepierre.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ctruongngoc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , in Alsatian dialect: Französel; "Little France"), also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs is the south-western part of the of in Alsace in eastern France, the most central and characteristic of the city that forms the historic center.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Tour des Français.

Town
Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . is situated 4½ km southwest of Tour des Français.

Tour des Français

Latitude
48.5794° or 48° 34′ 46″ north
Longitude
7.73969° or 7° 44′ 23″ east
Inception
14th century
Height
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8FW9HPHQ+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40217762
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
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