Fort Tartenson
Fort Tartenson is a castle in Martinique. Fort Tartenson is situated nearby to the courthouse Tribunal Administratif de Fort-de-France, as well as near the government office Observatoire de l’Eau Martinique.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel de Ville, Fort-de-France and Fort-de-France Cathedral.
Hôtel de Ville, Fort-de-France
Town hall
Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Fort-de-France, Martinique, in the Caribbean Sea, standing on Rue Victor Sévère. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1979. Hôtel de Ville, Fort-de-France is situated 740 metres east of Fort Tartenson.
Fort-de-France Cathedral
Church
Photo: Pipobox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Louis Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Martinique, an overseas department of France. It was built in the late 19th-century in the Romanesque Revival style and serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France. Fort-de-France Cathedral is situated 790 metres southeast of Fort Tartenson.
Schœlcher library
Library
Photo: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schœlcher library is situated 1 km east of Fort Tartenson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort-de-France and Le Lamentin.
Fort-de-France
Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort-de-France is the largest city in and capital of Martinique. The center, which is always somewhat crowded, extends to the seaside promenade where multiple bars and restaurants are in a typically French atmosphere.
Le Lamentin
Town
Photo: Maxime ✈, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Le Lamentin is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin is situated 8 km east of Fort Tartenson.
Trois-Ilets
Les Trois-Îlets is a resort town in the French overseas territory of Martinique, in the Caribbean. It is home to about 8000 people and known as the birth place of Napoleon's wife Joséphine.
Fort Tartenson
- Type: Castle
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Martinique, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
14.607° or 14° 36′ 25″ northLongitude
-61.07677° or 61° 4′ 36″ westInception
1857Open location code
776WJW4F+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 639824285OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3078080
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Fort Tartenson” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Tartenson”
- French: “Fort Tartenson”
- German: “Fort Tartenson”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tartenson and Tribunal Administratif de Fort-de-France.
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