Fortifications de Caen
Fortifications de Caen is one of the places to visit in Caen. The surrounding 5 km hold 61 more places to visit. First among the places near it is Château de Caen, at 100 m.
Fort in Caen
In Caen
Fortifications de Caen is in the commune of Caen, with 61 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
In Caen the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Fortifications de Caen
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Caen, Calvados
Fortifications de Caen and what surrounds it
The numbers show what else is near Fortifications de Caen, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Caen. · commune boundary: IGN
Staying near Fortifications de Caen
Of the 8, Caen is the largest, at 109,400 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1Caen
- 2Hérouville-Saint-Clair
- 3Mondeville
- 4Cormelles-le-Royal
- 5Fleury-sur-Orne
- 6Louvigny
- 7Bretteville-sur-Odon
- 8Ifs
Caen
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Mondeville
Cormelles-le-Royal
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fortifications de Caen is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Caen | It’s in this commune | 109,400 |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 2.9 km northeast of it | 23,470 |
| Mondeville | 3.6 km southeast of it | 10,331 |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 3.9 km southeast of it | 5,377 |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 4.1 km south of it | 5,941 |
| Louvigny | 4.1 km southwest of it | 2,612 |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 4.3 km southwest of it | 4,494 |
| Ifs | 4.5 km south of it | 11,937 |
Around Fortifications de Caen
Choose from 159 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, a château and a monastery.
ChâteauChâteau de Caen100 m east, in Caen2Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes900 m southwest, in Caen3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen700 m east, in Caen4MuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen2 km northwest, in Caen5
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen100 m east, in Caen6
MuseumMusée de Normandie100 m south, in Caen7
MuseumPlan de Rome par Paul Bigot600 m north, in Caen8GardenGardenJardin des plantes de Caen700 m northwest, in CaenWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Fortifications de Caen
Where is Fortifications de Caen?
Fortifications de Caen is in Caen, in Calvados (Normandy).
What is Fortifications de Caen?
Fort.
How well known is Fortifications de Caen?
Fortifications de Caen has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Fortifications de Caen?
May to September are the warmest months in Caen, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fortifications de Caen?
Within 15 km: Château de Caen (100 m), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (900 m), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (700 m) and Mémorial de Caen (2 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 (4)
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Normandie: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot: Pascal Radigue, 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.