Fort l'Écluse
Fort l'Écluse is an old military fort. Visitors find it in Léaz. Add Barrage de Génissiat, 9.8 km away, to a visit; it leads 60 places within 15 km.
Attraction in Léaz
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Léaz
Fort l'Écluse is in the commune of Léaz, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons and weather
Warmest in Léaz are April to October, at 17–28°C.
Fort l'Écluse
Articles on it exist in 5 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Covered in
- 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Léaz, Ain
- Official site
- fortlecluse.fr
Locating Fort l'Écluse
Orange is Fort l'Écluse; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Léaz. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
By population, Valserhône leads the 8 with 16,712. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Léaz
Valleiry
Valserhône
Péron
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort l'Écluse is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Léaz | It’s in this commune | 912 |
| Valleiry | 5.9 km east of it | 5,264 |
| Valserhône | 6.2 km west of it | 16,712 |
| Péron | 8 km north of it | 2,916 |
| Viry | 11 km east of it | 5,809 |
| Thoiry | 15 km northeast of it | 6,569 |
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 15 km east of it | 16,222 |
| Beaumont | 17 km east of it | 3,097 |
More near Fort l'Écluse
Among the 60 within 15 km are 6 châteaux, an attraction and an abbey.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Fort l'Écluse: the answers
Where is Fort l'Écluse?
Fort l'Écluse is in Léaz, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Fort l'Écluse?
Old military fort, France.
How well known is Fort l'Écluse?
Fort l'Écluse has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Fort l'Écluse?
April to October are the warmest months in Léaz, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort l'Écluse?
Within 15 km: Barrage de Génissiat (9.8 km), Château d'Arcine (4 km), Maison forte de Novéry (9.9 km) and Château de Musinens (5.6 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.