Fort de Villiers

Fort de Villers was built following the Franco-Prussian War to defend . Located to the east of Paris in , the fort was part of an outer ring of eighteen major fortifications built in response to improvements in the range and effectiveness of artillery since the construction of the Thiers fortifications of the 1840s.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Square Constantin-Balmont and Noisy-le-Grand – Mont d’Est station.

Garden
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is a garden, which is situated 420 metres north of Fort de Villiers.

Railway station
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Noisy-le-Grand–Mont d'Est station is a train station in , , under Les Arcades department store. is situated 1 km northwest of Fort de Villiers.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 610 metres northwest of Fort de Villiers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villiers-sur-Marne and Cité Descartes.

Town
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is a commune in the eastern suburbs of , . It is located 14.8 km from the center of Paris. The commune of is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a commune in the department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.6 km from the . Part of the , on the departmental border with , is the westernmost commune of . is situated 2½ km west of Fort de Villiers.

Fort de Villiers

Latitude
48.83357° or 48° 50′ 1″ north
Longitude
2.55562° or 2° 33′ 20″ east
Inception
1880
Open location code
8FW4RHM4+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 612964172
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q8564802
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Fort de Villiers” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort de Villiers and Entrée.

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