Fort de Vaujours
The Fort de Vaujours, located in the commune of Courtry, Seine-Saint-Denis, near the town of Vaujours, is one of the forts built at the end of the 19th century to defend Paris.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Medardus Church of Courtry and Cimetière de Courtry.
Saint Medardus Church of Courtry
Church
Photo: Clicsouris, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Saint Medardus Church of Courtry is situated 1 km southeast of Fort de Vaujours.
Cimetière de Courtry
Cemetery
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cimetière de Courtry is a cemetery, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fort de Vaujours.
Église Saint-Christophe de Coubron
Church
Photo: Clicsouris, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Église Saint-Christophe de Coubron is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Fort de Vaujours.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coubron and Villeparisis.
Coubron
Village
Coubron is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.1 km from the centre of Paris.
Villeparisis
Town
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villeparisis is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris 21.8 km from the centre.
Vaujours
Village
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaujours is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.2 km from the center of Paris, in the département of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Fort de Vaujours
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort and research center in Vaujours, France
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Courtry, Arrondissement of Torcy, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.92541° or 48° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
2.59834° or 2° 35′ 54″ eastInception
1880Height
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8FW4WHGX+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 976068267OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q3078272
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort de Vaujours” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de Vaujours”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فوجور”
- French: “fort de Vaujours”
- French: “Fort de Vaujours”
- German: “Fort de Vaujours”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ancien Centre CEA de Vaujours-Moronvilliers (CEV-M) and 54g 45D.
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