Fort du Télégraphe
Fort du Télégraphe is a 19th-century French fort. Valloire is where it stands. There are 43 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Château de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (2.5 km).
Fort in Valloire
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 Valloire
Fort du Télégraphe is in the commune of Valloire, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
Expect highs of 19–22°C in Valloire from June to August.
Fort du Télégraphe
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Valloire, Savoie
Where it sits
On this map, Fort du Télégraphe is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Valloire. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
By population, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne leads the 4 with 7,524. Each town here links to its own guide.
Valloire
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Modane
Les Belleville
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Fort du Télégraphe is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Valloire | It’s in this commune | 1,064 |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 10 km northwest of it | 7,524 |
| Modane | 17 km east of it | 2,849 |
| Les Belleville | 19 km north of it | 3,498 |
Next door to Fort du Télégraphe
43 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 forts and a château among them.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Fort du Télégraphe: what to know
Where is Fort du Télégraphe?
Fort du Télégraphe is in Valloire, in Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Fort du Télégraphe?
19th-century French fort.
How well known is Fort du Télégraphe?
Fort du Télégraphe 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 Télégraphe?
June to August are the warmest months in Valloire, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort du Télégraphe?
Within 15 km: Château de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (2.5 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (11 km), Ouvrage des Rochilles (14 km) and Tour du Châtel (12 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).
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.