Fort de Fontain
In Épeugney stands Fort de Fontain. There are 4 other places to visit inside 5 km. For a second stop, Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon is 12 km away.
Fort in Épeugney
In Épeugney
Fort de Fontain is in the commune of Épeugney, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
May to September are the warmest in Épeugney, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C.
Fort de Fontain
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Épeugney, Doubs
Getting to Fort de Fontain
Numbered points are the places near Fort de Fontain, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Épeugney. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Fort de Fontain
Among the 8, Besançon is the biggest, home to 118,489 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Épeugney
Ornans
Saône
Besançon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort de Fontain is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Épeugney | It’s in this commune | 590 |
| Ornans | 9.6 km east of it | 4,419 |
| Saône | 13 km northeast of it | 3,195 |
| Besançon | 13 km north of it | 118,489 |
| École-Valentin | 17 km north of it | 2,579 |
| Saint-Vit | 17 km northwest of it | 5,133 |
| Thise | 18 km north of it | 2,994 |
| Miserey-Salines | 19 km north of it | 2,661 |
Close to Fort de Fontain
3 châteaux, 2 museums and 2 forts are among the 97 within 15 km.
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon12 km north, in Besançon3
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon13 km north, in Besançon4FortFortFort de Planoise10 km north, in Besançon5
MuseumMusée Courbet9.8 km east, in Ornans6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cléron4.7 km southeast, in Cléron7FortFortPorte taillée12 km north, in Besançon8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Scey5.6 km southeast, in Chassagne-Saint-DenisWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Fort de Fontain: what to know
Where is Fort de Fontain?
Fort de Fontain is in Épeugney, in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Fort de Fontain?
Fort.
How well known is Fort de Fontain?
Fort de Fontain 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 de Fontain?
May to September are the warmest months in Épeugney, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort de Fontain?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (12 km), Citadelle de Besançon (12 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (13 km) and Fort de Planoise (10 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 (3)
- Citadelle de Besançon: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon: Wikipedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Courbet: Arnaud 25, 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.