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Fortifications de Carignan

Set in Carignan is Fortifications de Carignan. Close by, within 5 km, are 2 more places to see. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 1988.

Where
In Carignan
inside the commune
Historic monument
1988
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–25°C
In brief

Fort in Carignan

In Carignan

Fortifications de Carignan is in the commune of Carignan, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1988; built in the 16th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00078357). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons in Carignan

In Carignan the warm season is May to September, with highs of 20–25°C.

Jan6° / 0°104 mm
Feb7° / 0°82 mm
Mar12° / 2°71 mm
Apr16° / 3°58 mm
May20° / 7°71 mm
Jun23° / 11°75 mm
Jul25° / 12°74 mm
Aug25° / 12°81 mm
Sep21° / 9°64 mm
Oct15° / 6°82 mm
Nov10° / 3°88 mm
Dec6° / 1°120 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Carignan, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Linay station, 4.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Carignan’s full climate →
About

Fortifications de Carignan

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Ouvrage de La Ferté, 7.3 km off, heads what is near.

Fortifications de Carignan on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00078357 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1988
Built
16th and 17th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Carignan, Ardennes
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where Fortifications de Carignan is

The map puts Fortifications de Carignan in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Carignan. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

12
  1. 1Carignan
  2. 2Sedan
1 · It’s in this commune

Carignan

2,680 people

2 · 18 km northwest of it

Sedan

16,667 people

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Fortifications de Carignan isPeople
CarignanIt’s in this commune2,680
Sedan18 km northwest of it16,667
Make a day of it

What else is near Fortifications de Carignan

Also close at hand are 2 museums, 2 monasteries and 2 forts, among 19 within 15 km.

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

Questions people have about Fortifications de Carignan

Where is Fortifications de Carignan?

Fortifications de Carignan is in Carignan, in Ardennes (Grand Est).

What is Fortifications de Carignan?

Fort.

Is Fortifications de Carignan a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1988, Mérimée record PA00078357.

How well known is Fortifications de Carignan?

Fortifications de Carignan 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 Carignan?

May to September are the warmest months in Carignan, with afternoon highs of 20–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fortifications de Carignan?

Within 15 km: Ouvrage de La Ferté (7.3 km), Église Notre-Dame de Carignan (100 m), Monastère de Mouzon (7.2 km) and Ouvrage du Chesnois (14 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.