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Fort de Montfaucon

Look for Fort de Montfaucon in Montfaucon. Close by, within 5 km, are 41 more places to see. Further out, Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon is 4.5 km away.

Where

In Montfaucon

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 20–26°C

In brief

Fort in Montfaucon

In Montfaucon

Fort de Montfaucon is in the commune of Montfaucon, with 41 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

For warmth, aim for May to September (20–26°C highs in Montfaucon).

Jan6° / 0°90 mm

Feb8° / 0°81 mm

Mar12° / 3°85 mm

Apr16° / 6°87 mm

May20° / 9°108 mm

Jun24° / 13°98 mm

Jul26° / 15°89 mm

Aug26° / 15°96 mm

Sep21° / 11°101 mm

Oct16° / 8°112 mm

Nov10° / 4°107 mm

Dec6° / 1°105 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Montfaucon, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Besancon station, 7.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Montfaucon’s full climate →

About

Fort de Montfaucon

Fort de Montfaucon is in Montfaucon, Doubs.

Type: Fort
Commune: Montfaucon, Doubs

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

The map

Its place on the map

The places near Fort de Montfaucon are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns near Fort de Montfaucon

The largest of the 8 towns is Besançon, with 118,489 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in this commune

Montfaucon

1,622 people

2 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Saône

3,195 people

3 · 4 km north of it

Thise

2,994 people

4 · 5.6 km west of it

Besançon

118,489 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort de Montfaucon is	People
Montfaucon	It’s in this commune	1,622
Saône	3.5 km southeast of it	3,195
Thise	4 km north of it	2,994
Besançon	5.6 km west of it	118,489
École-Valentin	8.1 km west of it	2,579
Miserey-Salines	9.5 km northwest of it	2,661
Les Auxons	11 km northwest of it	2,533
Ornans	16 km south of it	4,419

Make a day of it

Close to Fort de Montfaucon

Of the 97 within 15 km, look for 4 châteaux, 2 forts and a cathedral.

1CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon4.5 km west, in Besançon 2

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon4.9 km west, in Besançon 3

ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon4.4 km southwest, in Besançon 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive1.9 km west, in Chalezeule 5FortFortPorte taillée4.2 km southwest, in Besançon 6FortFortFort de Planoise9 km southwest, in Besançon 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montfaucon700 m west, in Montfaucon 8ChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille3.5 km west, in Besançon

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

Planning a visit to Fort de Montfaucon

Where is Fort de Montfaucon?

Fort de Montfaucon is in Montfaucon, in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Fort de Montfaucon?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Fort de Montfaucon?

May to September are the warmest months in Montfaucon, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort de Montfaucon?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (4.5 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (4.9 km), Citadelle de Besançon (4.4 km) and Château de la Juive (1.9 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)

Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon: Wikipedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Citadelle de Besançon: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 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.