Ouvrage Barbonnet
Ouvrage Barbonnet is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block and one infantry block facing Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line
- Also known as: “Fort Suchet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ouvrage Saint-Roch and Sospel Cathedral.
Ouvrage Saint-Roch
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ouvrage Saint-Roch is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. Small for a gros ouvrages, the ouvrage consists of one entry block, one artillery block and two observation blocks overlooking Sospel at an altitude of 426 metres. Ouvrage Saint-Roch is situated 1½ km northeast of Ouvrage Barbonnet.
Sospel Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arriano60, Public domain.
Sospel Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in the town of Sospel, France. It was formerly the seat of the schismatic Bishopric of Sospel, created in 1378 from the Diocese of Ventimiglia during the Great Schism as the Avignon-obedience… Sospel Cathedral is situated 2 km northeast of Ouvrage Barbonnet.
Château de Sospel
Castle
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Château de Sospel is a castle, which is situated 2 km northeast of Ouvrage Barbonnet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castillon and Touët-de-l’Escarène.
Castillon
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Castillon is a pleasant perched village on the road from Menton to Sospel and thence Breil sur Roya.
Touët-de-l’Escarène
Village
Touët-de-l'Escarène is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Touët-de-l’Escarène is situated 6 km west of Ouvrage Barbonnet.
Olivetta San Michele
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olivetta San Michele is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 130 kilometres southwest of Genoa and about 40 kilometres west of Imperia, on the border with France. Olivetta San Michele is situated 7 km east of Ouvrage Barbonnet.
Ouvrage Barbonnet
- Categories: military museum, gros ouvrage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sospel, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.86284° or 43° 51′ 46″ northLongitude
7.43409° or 7° 26′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8FM9VC7M+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 55360847OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q7113109
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Ouvrage Barbonnet” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كتاب باربونيت”
- French: “fort du Barbonnet”
- French: “Fort du Barbonnet”
- French: “fort Suchet”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mont Barbonnet and Ouvrage du Barbonnet.
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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 “Ouvrage Barbonnet”. Photo: Jpmgir, CC BY-SA 3.0.