Fort of Planoise
The fort of Planoise is a fortification located on the summit of the hill of Planoise, in Besançon. Although its location was extremely strategic, the fort was not used during either the first or the second World War.Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include L’Espace and Piscine-Patinoire La Fayette.
L’Espace
Theater building
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
L’Espace is a theater building, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fort of Planoise.
Piscine-Patinoire La Fayette
Sports venue
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piscine-Patinoire La Fayette is a sports venue, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fort of Planoise.
Grotte de la Chère
Cave
Photo: Patrifor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotte de la Chère is a cave, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort of Planoise.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avanne-Aveney and Beure.
Avanne-Aveney
Village
Photo: Phil25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avanne-Aveney is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avannais or Avannaises.
Beure
Village
Photo: JGS25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beure is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Arguel
Village
Photo: Patrifor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arguel is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Fontain. On a nearby cliff, the Arguel inscription was found here.
Fort of Planoise
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.20818° or 47° 12′ 29″ northLongitude
5.98256° or 5° 58′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FV76X5M+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 678463038OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q1296575
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort of Planoise” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de Planoise”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بلانواز”
- French: “fort de Planoise”
- French: “Fort de Planoise”
- German: “Fort de Planoise”
- Italian: “Fort de Planoise”
- Portuguese: “Fort de Planoise”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Planoise”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aire de décollage des parapentes and Décollage Planoise Nord Est.
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