Fort de Fouras
Fort de Fouras is a fort in Fouras, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Fort de Fouras is situated nearby to the museum Musée régional de Fouras, as well as near the garden Square Jean Jaurès.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée régional de Fouras and Town hall of Fouras.
Town hall of Fouras
Town hall
Town hall of Fouras is situated 390 metres northeast of Fort de Fouras.
Église Saint-Gaudens de Fouras
Church
Église Saint-Gaudens de Fouras is a church, which is situated 380 metres northeast of Fort de Fouras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fouras and Port-des-Barques.
Fouras
Village
Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains, is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.
Port-des-Barques
Village
Port-des-Barques is a commune in the department of Charente-Maritime, and the region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It was created in 1947 from part of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente. Port-des-Barques is situated 4½ km south of Fort de Fouras.
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée
Village
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is a French commune and town in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is situated 4½ km east of Fort de Fouras.
Fort de Fouras
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort Fouras” and “Fort Vauban”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fouras, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.98602° or 45° 59′ 10″ north
Longitude
-1.0974° or 1° 5′ 51″ west
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Fort de Fouras” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Fouras”
- French: “donjon de fouras”
- French: “donjon de Fouras”
- French: “donjon De Fouras”
- French: “fort de Fouras”
- French: “Fort de Fouras”
- French: “fort Vauban”
- French: “Sémaphore de Fouras”
- German: “Fort de Fouras”
- Turkish: “Fouras Hisarı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Square Jean Jaurès and Médiathèque Municipale Abri du Marin.
Nearby Places
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