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Fortress of Charlemont

France · 16th century

Founded
1555
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit
Location
Givet
Coordinates
50.13483°, 4.81183°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Fortress of Charlemont in France
Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Fortress of Charlemont (French: Fort de Charlemont) is a French stronghold located near the Belgian border on the Meuse. It is a citadel, surrounded by a network of outworks, including the connecting forts (Givet and the Mont d'Hours). It dominates the town of Givet and when in use as a working fortress controlled the valley of the Meuse.

Text adapted from “Fortress of Charlemont” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Fortress of Charlemont ranks #3,450 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #246 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded 1555, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 933 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,165 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Namur, 37 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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