Fort Griffon
Fort Griffon is a fort in Besançon. Add Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, 400 m away, to a visit; it leads 101 places within 15 km. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.
Fort in Besançon
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 Besançon
Fort Griffon is in the commune of Besançon, with 62 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
In Besançon, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 20–26°C.
Fort Griffon
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Besançon, Doubs
The way to Fort Griffon
The numbers show what else is near Fort Griffon, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Besançon. · commune boundary: IGN
Which town is nearest
The 8 towns are led in size by Besançon, with 118,489 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Besançon
École-Valentin
Miserey-Salines
Thise
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort Griffon is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Besançon | It’s in this commune | 118,489 |
| École-Valentin | 4 km northwest of it | 2,579 |
| Miserey-Salines | 5.8 km northwest of it | 2,661 |
| Thise | 5.9 km northeast of it | 2,994 |
| Saône | 7.7 km east of it | 3,195 |
| Les Auxons | 7.8 km northwest of it | 2,533 |
| Saint-Vit | 17 km southwest of it | 5,133 |
| Ornans | 18 km southeast of it | 4,419 |
More to see nearby
Also close at hand are 3 forts, a museum and a cathedral, among 101 within 15 km.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon400 m southeast, in Besançon2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon1.4 km southeast, in Besançon3
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon1.9 km southeast, in Besançon4FortFortFort de Planoise4.8 km southwest, in Besançon5FortFortPorte taillée2.2 km southeast, in Besançon6Historic houseHistoric housePalais Granvelle1 km southeast, in Besançon7FortFortFort de Beauregard1.4 km east, in Besançon8
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon2.1 km west, in BesançonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Fort Griffon
Where is Fort Griffon?
Fort Griffon is in Besançon, in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Fort Griffon?
Fort in Besançon, France.
How well known is Fort Griffon?
Fort Griffon 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 Griffon?
May to September are the warmest months in Besançon, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort Griffon?
Within 15 km: Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (400 m), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (1.4 km), Citadelle de Besançon (1.9 km) and Fort de Planoise (4.8 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)
- 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
- Jardin botanique de Besançon: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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