Forte Varisello

Forte Varisello is a castle in Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,100 metres. Forte Varisello is situated nearby to the lake Lac Brun, as well as near the military installation 75° Batterie G.a.F..

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont-Cenis Lake and Forte Cassa.

Mont-Cenis Lake

Reservoir

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Mont-Cenis Lake is a lake located in the Mont-Cenis massif at an altitude of 1,974 meters in the municipality of Val-Cenis in France. It is situated at the top of the Cenise valley, on the Italian side of the Mont-Cenis pass, the most frequented passage on the Lyon-Turin-Milan axis during the Middle Ages between Western Europe and the Italian peninsula.

Forte Cassa

Fort

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Forte Cassa is situated 2 km east of Forte Varisello.

Corne Rousse

Peak

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Corne Rousse is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand-Croix and Moncenisio.

Grand-Croix

Hamlet

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Grand-Croix is a hamlet.

Moncenisio

Village

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Moncenisio is the smallest comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France, in Val Cenischia. Moncenisio is situated 4 km southeast of Forte Varisello.

Bar Cenisio

Hamlet

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Bar Cenisio is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Forte Varisello.

Forte Varisello

Type: Castle
Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.22413° or 45° 13′ 27″ north

Longitude

6.93909° or 6° 56′ 21″ east

Elevation

2,100 metres (6,890 feet)

Inception

1877

Open location code

8FQ86WFQ+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 93787061

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1438927

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Forte Varisello” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Forte Varisello”
French: “fort de Variselle”
French: “Fort de Variselle”
German: “Forte Varisello”
Italian: “Forte Varisello”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lac Brun and 75° Batterie G.a.F..

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