Fort Dauphin
Visitors to Briançon can see Fort Dauphin, a château. Close by, within 5 km, are 28 more places to see. Since 2007 it has been a classé historic monument.
Château in Briançon
In Briançon
Fort Dauphin is in the commune of Briançon, with 28 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2007; built in the 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA05000013). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
In Briançon the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–26°C.
Fort Dauphin
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Further out, Fort du Randouillet is 1.1 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2007
- Built
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Briançon, Hautes-Alpes
Getting your bearings
Fort Dauphin sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Briançon. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Fort Dauphin
Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Briançon
More to see nearby
The 55 places within 15 km include 5 châteaux, 2 museums and a fort.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Fort Dauphin
Where is Fort Dauphin?
Fort Dauphin is in Briançon, in Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Fort Dauphin?
Near Briançon.
Is Fort Dauphin a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2007, Mérimée record PA05000013.
How well known is Fort Dauphin?
Fort Dauphin 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 Fort Dauphin?
May to September are the warmest months in Briançon, with afternoon highs of 18–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort Dauphin?
Within 15 km: Fort du Randouillet (1.1 km), Fort des Têtes (500 m), Fort de l'Infernet (2.2 km) and Fort des Salettes (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).
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.