Fort Cépérou
Fort Cépérou is a fort that protected the city of Cayenne, French Guiana. Look also at Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne, 600 m away, first of 15 more within 15 km. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.
Château in Cayenne
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Cayenne
Fort Cépérou is in the commune of Cayenne, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The climate through the year
Afternoons in Cayenne peak at 29–33°C, January to December.
Fort Cépérou
Fort that protected the city of Cayenne, French Guiana.
Fort Cépérou is in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Type
- Château
- Covered in
- 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Cayenne, French Guiana
Where it sits
The places near Fort Cépérou are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Cayenne. · commune boundary: IGN
Nearby towns
Cayenne, with 62,675 people, is the largest of the 6. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Cayenne
Remire-Montjoly
Matoury
Macouria
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Fort Cépérou is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Cayenne | It’s in this commune | 62,675 |
| Remire-Montjoly | 7.6 km southeast of it | 27,723 |
| Matoury | 9.7 km south of it | 36,512 |
| Macouria | 17 km northwest of it | 19,899 |
| Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | 18 km west of it | 3,626 |
| Roura | 23 km south of it | 3,449 |
Close to Fort Cépérou
Also close at hand are 4 museums, 2 forts and a cathedral, among 15 within 15 km.
MuseumMusée départemental Alexandre-Franconie300 m east, in Cayenne3GardenGardenJardin botanique de Cayenne1.8 km east, in Cayenne4
MuseumMusée des cultures guyanaises900 m northeast, in Cayenne5
MuseumMaison-musée de Félix Éboué1 km east, in Cayenne6FortFortFort Diamant12 km southeast, in Remire-Montjoly7MuseumMuseumHerbier de Guyane2 km east, in Cayenne8FortFortFort Trio11 km southeast, in MatouryWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Fort Cépérou
Where is Fort Cépérou?
Fort Cépérou is in Cayenne, in French Guiana (French Guiana).
What is Fort Cépérou?
Fort that protected the city of Cayenne, French Guiana.
How well known is Fort Cépérou?
Fort Cépérou has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Fort Cépérou?
January to December are the warmest months in Cayenne, with afternoon highs of 29–33°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort Cépérou?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne (600 m), Musée départemental Alexandre-Franconie (300 m), Jardin botanique de Cayenne (1.8 km) and Musée des cultures guyanaises (900 m).
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 (3)
- Musée départemental Alexandre-Franconie: Lydav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des cultures guyanaises: Ayshka Sene, Sophie Fuggle, Claire Reddleman, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison-musée de Félix Éboué: Lydav, CC BY-SA 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.