Fort · Gières · Isère

Fort du Mûrier

Set in Gières is Fort du Mûrier. Close by, within 5 km, are 68 more places to see. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1994.

Where

In Gières

inside the commune

Historic monument

1994

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 9%

#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–28°C

In brief

Fort in Gières

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Gières

Fort du Mûrier is in the commune of Gières, with 68 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1994; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00132949). 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

Afternoons in Gières reach 17–28°C from April to October.

Jan7° / -1°66 mm

Feb9° / 0°54 mm

Mar14° / 2°64 mm

Apr17° / 5°84 mm

May21° / 9°96 mm

Jun26° / 13°81 mm

Jul28° / 14°68 mm

Aug28° / 14°82 mm

Sep23° / 11°101 mm

Oct18° / 8°108 mm

Nov12° / 3°99 mm

Dec8° / 0°66 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gières, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chatte_Sapc station, 38 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gières’ full climate →

About

Fort du Mûrier

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Worth the trip, Musée de Grenoble is 4.7 km off.

Fort du Mûrier on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00132949 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Fort
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1994
Built: 19th century
Covered in: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Gières, Isère

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

The map

Locating Fort du Mûrier

Fort du Mûrier sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Fort du Mûrier

Among the 8, Grenoble is the biggest, home to 156,140 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Gières

7,376 people

2 · 1.9 km west of it

Saint-Martin-d'Hères

37,695 people

3 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Eybens

10,493 people

4 · 4.4 km north of it

Meylan

18,770 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort du Mûrier is	People
Gières	It’s in this commune	7,376
Saint-Martin-d'Hères	1.9 km west of it	37,695
Eybens	3.6 km southwest of it	10,493
Meylan	4.4 km north of it	18,770
La Tronche	4.5 km northwest of it	6,424
Grenoble	4.6 km west of it	156,140
Corenc	5.1 km north of it	4,215
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage	5.2 km southeast of it	5,587

Make a day of it

Close to Fort du Mûrier

There are 169 within 15 km, 4 museums, 3 attractions and a cathedral among them.

MuseumMusée de Grenoble4.7 km northwest, in Grenoble 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble4.5 km northwest, in Grenoble 3

AttractionBastille5.4 km northwest, in Grenoble 4

MuseumMusée de la Révolution française11 km south, in Vizille 5

AttractionTour Perret4 km west, in Grenoble 6

MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère4.2 km northwest, in Grenoble 7

MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché4.5 km northwest, in Grenoble 8

AttractionLa Casamaures6 km northwest, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux

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

Fort du Mûrier, answered

Where is Fort du Mûrier?

Fort du Mûrier is in Gières, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Fort du Mûrier?

Fort.

Is Fort du Mûrier a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1994, Mérimée record PA00132949.

How well known is Fort du Mûrier?

Fort du Mûrier has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Fort du Mûrier?

April to October are the warmest months in Gières, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort du Mûrier?

Within 15 km: Musée de Grenoble (4.7 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (4.5 km), Bastille (5.4 km) and Musée de la Révolution française (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 (7)

Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Perret: simdaperce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère: Isere-culture, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de l'Ancien Evêché: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Casamaures: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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