Attraction · Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse · Isère

Fort du Saint-Eynard

Fort du Saint-Eynard is a military fort built around 1880 near Grenoble. Head to Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse to see it. Top of the 164 other places within 15 km is Musée de Grenoble, 5.1 km off.

Where

In Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse

inside the commune

How well known

Top 6%

#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse

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 Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse

Fort du Saint-Eynard is in the commune of Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, with 35 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Expect highs of 19–24°C in Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse from June to September.

Jan4° / -5°101 mm

Feb5° / -5°77 mm

Mar10° / -2°91 mm

Apr13° / 1°110 mm

May17° / 5°117 mm

Jun21° / 8°95 mm

Jul24° / 10°94 mm

Aug23° / 10°95 mm

Sep19° / 6°121 mm

Oct15° / 4°120 mm

Nov9° / -1°138 mm

Dec5° / -4°112 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Villard-De-Lans station, 26 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse’s full climate →

About

Fort du Saint-Eynard

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 4 languages.

Fort du Saint-Eynard on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Attraction
Covered in: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isère
Official site: fortsteynard.com

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

HoursMay Thu–Sun 11:00–18:00 · Jun–Aug Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00 · Sep–Oct Thu–Sun 11:00–18:00 · Mon closed

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Fort du Saint-Eynard

Orange marks Fort du Saint-Eynard, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns near Fort du Saint-Eynard

The 8 towns are led in size by Meylan, with 18,770 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in this commune

Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse

1,191 people

2 · 2.1 km south of it

Corenc

4,215 people

3 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Meylan

18,770 people

4 · 3.6 km south of it

La Tronche

6,424 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort du Saint-Eynard is	People
Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse	It’s in this commune	1,191
Corenc	2.1 km south of it	4,215
Meylan	2.7 km southeast of it	18,770
La Tronche	3.6 km south of it	6,424
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin	3.7 km east of it	5,698
Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux	5.3 km southwest of it	6,078
Saint-Ismier	5.7 km east of it	7,165
Gières	6.1 km south of it	7,376

Make a day of it

What else is near Fort du Saint-Eynard

Within 15 km are 164 places, among them 3 museums, 3 attractions and a monastery.

MuseumMusée de Grenoble5.1 km southwest, in Grenoble 2Monastery or conventMonastery or conventGrande Chartreuse14 km north, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 3CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble5.3 km southwest, in Grenoble 4

AttractionBastille5 km southwest, in Grenoble 5

AttractionLa Casamaures5.2 km southwest, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux 6

MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché5.3 km southwest, in Grenoble 7

MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère5.5 km southwest, in Grenoble 8

AttractionTour Perret6 km south, in Grenoble

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

Fort du Saint-Eynard: common questions

Where is Fort du Saint-Eynard?

Fort du Saint-Eynard is in Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Fort du Saint-Eynard?

Military fort built around 1880 near Grenoble, France.

How well known is Fort du Saint-Eynard?

Fort du Saint-Eynard 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 du Saint-Eynard?

June to September are the warmest months in Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort du Saint-Eynard?

Within 15 km: Musée de Grenoble (5.1 km), Grande Chartreuse (14 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (5.3 km) and Bastille (5 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 (6)

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