Fort · Marck · Pas-de-Calais

Batterie Waldam

Batterie Waldam is an artillery battery in France from the Second World War. Locally, it belongs to Marck. Top of the 20 other places within 15 km is Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais, 5.6 km off.

Where

In Marck

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Fort in Marck

In Marck

Batterie Waldam is in the commune of Marck. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Aim for June to September, when Marck reaches 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°60 mm

Feb8° / 3°47 mm

Mar11° / 4°40 mm

Apr14° / 6°38 mm

May17° / 9°50 mm

Jun19° / 11°52 mm

Jul22° / 14°55 mm

Aug22° / 14°67 mm

Sep20° / 11°63 mm

Oct16° / 9°91 mm

Nov11° / 6°92 mm

Dec8° / 3°83 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marck, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Calais-Marck station, 1.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Marck’s full climate →

About

Batterie Waldam

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Batterie Waldam on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Fort
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Marck, Pas-de-Calais

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

The way to Batterie Waldam

Batterie Waldam sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Batterie Waldam

The biggest base of the 8 is Calais (67,571 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in this commune

Marck

10,467 people

2 · 5.4 km southwest of it

Calais

67,571 people

3 · 7.2 km southwest of it

Coulogne

5,438 people

4 · 8.6 km east of it

Oye-Plage

5,780 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Batterie Waldam is	People
Marck	It’s in this commune	10,467
Calais	5.4 km southwest of it	67,571
Coulogne	7.2 km southwest of it	5,438
Oye-Plage	8.6 km east of it	5,780
Sangatte	8.8 km west of it	4,668
Coquelles	10 km southwest of it	2,638
Guînes	13 km south of it	5,479
Grand-Fort-Philippe	13 km east of it	4,887

Make a day of it

Also near Batterie Waldam

Choose from 20 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 attractions and 2 forts.

MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais5.6 km southwest, in Calais 2AttractionAttractionCitadelle de Calais6.2 km southwest, in Calais 3MuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Calais5.6 km southwest, in Calais 4FortFortEnceinte de Gravelines14 km east, in Gravelines 5AttractionAttractionBeffroi de Gravelines14 km east, in Gravelines 6

MuseumMusée du Dessin et de l'Estampe originale de Gravelines14 km east, in Gravelines 7FortFortFort Risban5.5 km west, in Calais 8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Léonard de Guînes13 km south, in Guînes

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Batterie Waldam

Where is Batterie Waldam?

Batterie Waldam is in Marck, in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France).

What is Batterie Waldam?

Artillery battery in France from the Second World War.

How well known is Batterie Waldam?

Batterie Waldam has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Batterie Waldam?

June to September are the warmest months in Marck, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Batterie Waldam?

Within 15 km: Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais (5.6 km), Citadelle de Calais (6.2 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Calais (5.6 km) and Enceinte de Gravelines (14 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée du Dessin et de l'Estampe originale de Gravelines: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.