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Fort carré

Fort carré is a fort in the Antibes. It was listed in 1906 as a classé historic monument. A short trip away is Musée Picasso, 1.1 km off, the first of 151 within 15 km.

Photo: Fort carré, Abxbay (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Antibes

inside the commune

Historic monument

1906

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 3%

#758 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Nov

highs of 17–30°C

In brief

Fort in Antibes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#758 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Antibes

Fort carré is in the commune of Antibes, with 44 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1906 (Mérimée record PA00080656). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Antibes, April to November bring the warmest days: highs of 17–30°C.

Jan14° / 4°88 mm

Feb14° / 4°60 mm

Mar16° / 7°58 mm

Apr19° / 9°74 mm

May22° / 13°47 mm

Jun26° / 17°30 mm

Jul29° / 19°17 mm

Aug30° / 19°24 mm

Sep26° / 16°90 mm

Oct22° / 12°133 mm

Nov17° / 8°156 mm

Dec14° / 5°103 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Antibes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Antibes_Sapc station, 1.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Antibes’ full climate →

About

Fort carré

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 9 languages.

Fort carré on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00080656 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Fort
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1906
Covered in: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes

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

Plan your visit

HoursSep 16–Jun 14, Tue–Sun 10:00–16:30 · Jun 15–Sep 15, Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30 · public holidays closed

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Around Fort carré, mapped

Spot Fort carré in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Antibes, with 77,637 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Antibes

77,637 people

2 · 5.4 km northwest of it

Biot

10,511 people

3 · 5.6 km west of it

Vallauris

29,259 people

4 · 6.1 km north of it

Villeneuve-Loubet

17,548 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort carré is	People
Antibes	It’s in this commune	77,637
Biot	5.4 km northwest of it	10,511
Vallauris	5.6 km west of it	29,259
Villeneuve-Loubet	6.1 km north of it	17,548
Cagnes-sur-Mer	8.5 km north of it	53,354
Valbonne	9.5 km northwest of it	11,939
Le Cannet	10 km west of it	41,938
Mougins	10 km west of it	19,782

Make a day of it

Close to Fort carré

A visit can add 4 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral, from 151 places within 15 km.

MuseumMusée Picasso1.1 km south, in Antibes 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea d'Antibes1 km south, in Antibes 3

AttractionPalais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes9.9 km southwest, in Cannes 4

AttractionAbbaye de Lérins11 km southwest, in Cannes 5

MuseumMusée national Fernand-Léger3.8 km north, in Biot 6

MuseumFondation Maeght12 km north, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence 7

GardenJardin botanique de la villa Thuret3 km south, in Antibes 8

MuseumChâteau Grimaldi8.6 km north, in Cagnes-sur-Mer

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

Know before you visit Fort carré

Where is Fort carré?

Fort carré is in Antibes, in Alpes-Maritimes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Fort carré?

Fort in the Antibes.

Is Fort carré a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1906, Mérimée record PA00080656.

How well known is Fort carré?

Fort carré has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #758 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Fort carré?

April to November are the warmest months in Antibes, with afternoon highs of 17–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort carré?

Within 15 km: Musée Picasso (1.1 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea d'Antibes (1 km), Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes (9.9 km) and Abbaye de Lérins (11 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 (8)

Fort carré: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Picasso: Original uploader was Olivier2000 at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes: Timantha102938, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Abbaye de Lérins: Idarvol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée national Fernand-Léger: Ecce Art, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fondation Maeght: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Château Grimaldi: Olivier Cleynen, CC BY 4.0, 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.