Fort de la Pompelle
The Fort de la Pompelle, also known as Fort Herbillon, is one of a number of forts built around Reims after 1870 as part of a fortification belt in the Séré de Rivières system.Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bunker
- Description: military museum
- Also known as: “Fort Herbillon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gare de Sillery and Reims – Prunay Aerodrome.
Gare de Sillery
Railway station
Photo: Skouame, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Sillery is a railway station, which is situated 2 km southeast of Fort de la Pompelle.
Reims – Prunay Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reims – Prunay Aerodrome is an airfield serving the city of Reims. It is located 10 km east-southeast of Reims, near Prunay, both communes in the Marne department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Église Saint-Rémi de Sillery
Church
Photo: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Rémi de Sillery is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Fort de la Pompelle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reims.
Reims
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reims, a city in Champagne-Ardenne, France, is perhaps best known for its world heritage listed cathedral, where generations of French kings were crowned.
Fort de la Pompelle
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Puisieulx, Arrondissement of Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.21605° or 49° 12′ 58″ northLongitude
4.12911° or 4° 7′ 45″ eastInception
1880Open location code
8FX6648H+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 762534271OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q836403
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fort de la Pompelle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de la Pompelle”
- French: “fort de la Pompelle”
- French: “Fort de la Pompelle”
- French: “fort Herbillon”
- German: “Fort de la Pompelle”
- Luxembourgish: “Fort de la Pompelle”
- Turkish: “Pompelle Hisarı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort de la Pompelle and Mont de Couraux.
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