Fortress
Fort Queyras
🇫🇷 France · 13th century
Fort Queyras, formerly called "Château-Queyras", a place name preserved by the village that extends at the foot of the fort, is a former fortified castle from the second half of the 13th century, altered by Vauban, formerly the centre of the châtellenie of Queyras, standing in the territory of the French commune of Château-Ville-Vieille, in the department of Hautes-Alpes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The building is registered as a historic monument.
Machine-translated from “Fort Queyras” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Queyras ranks #4,849 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #407 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 70% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 906 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,854 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Turin, 79 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Queyras?
Fort Queyras stands in France, at 44.7556°, 6.7896°.
When was Fort Queyras built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Queyras?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,849 of 8,764 worldwide, and #407 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Queyras?
Fort du Randouillet, about 18 km away.
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