Observatoire d'Hettange
Observatoire d'Hettange is a maginot Line observatory. Head to Hettange-Grande to see it. A short trip away is Ouvrage de l'Immerhof, 1.3 km off, the first of 63 within 15 km.
Fort in Hettange-Grande
In Hettange-Grande
Observatoire d'Hettange is in the commune of Hettange-Grande, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Warmest in Hettange-Grande are May to September, at 19–24°C.
Observatoire d'Hettange
Maginot Line observatory.
Observatoire d'Hettange is in Hettange-Grande, Moselle.
- Type
- Fort
- Commune
- Hettange-Grande, Moselle
Locating Observatoire d'Hettange
Orange is Observatoire d'Hettange; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Hettange-Grande. · commune boundary: IGN
Nearby towns
Thionville is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (42,658 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Hettange-Grande
Manom
Thionville
Cattenom
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Observatoire d'Hettange is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Hettange-Grande | It’s in this commune | 7,772 |
| Manom | 5.5 km southeast of it | 3,137 |
| Thionville | 5.9 km south of it | 42,658 |
| Cattenom | 7.1 km east of it | 2,580 |
| Yutz | 7.7 km southeast of it | 17,391 |
| Terville | 8 km south of it | 7,801 |
| Algrange | 9.2 km southwest of it | 5,802 |
| Ottange | 9.8 km west of it | 2,960 |
More to see nearby
Choose from 63 places within 15 km, such as 4 forts, 2 châteaux and a museum.
FortOuvrage de l'Immerhof1.3 km northwest, in Hettange-Grande2FortFortOuvrage de Soetrich2 km northeast, in Hettange-Grande3
ChâteauChâteau de La Grange4.7 km south, in Manom4
FortFort de Guentrange4.9 km south, in Thionville5FortFortOuvrage de Molvange4.1 km west, in Escherange6ChâteauChâteauHôtel de ville de Thionville6.7 km south, in Thionville7MuseumMuseumOuvrage du Bois-Karre5.3 km northeast, in Breistroff-la-Grande8AttractionAttractionFort d'Illange9.5 km south, in YutzWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Observatoire d'Hettange: questions
Where is Observatoire d'Hettange?
Observatoire d'Hettange is in Hettange-Grande, in Moselle (Grand Est).
What is Observatoire d'Hettange?
Maginot Line observatory.
When is the best time to visit Observatoire d'Hettange?
May to September are the warmest months in Hettange-Grande, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Observatoire d'Hettange?
Within 15 km: Ouvrage de l'Immerhof (1.3 km), Ouvrage de Soetrich (2 km), Château de La Grange (4.7 km) and Fort de Guentrange (4.9 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)
- Ouvrage de l'Immerhof: Lvcvlvs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de La Grange: Château de La Grange, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de Guentrange: ( Mottenberg), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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