Tour de la Dodenne
Visitors to Valenciennes can see Tour de la Dodenne, a fort. Nearby, 11 more places to visit are within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1904.
Fort in Valenciennes
In Valenciennes
Tour de la Dodenne is in the commune of Valenciennes, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1904 (Mérimée record PA00107842). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
Expect highs of 19–24°C in Valenciennes from May to September.
Tour de la Dodenne
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Close by, Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes is 500 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1904
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Valenciennes, Nord
The way to Tour de la Dodenne
Find Tour de la Dodenne in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Valenciennes. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases near Tour de la Dodenne
Valenciennes tops the 8 for size, at 43,468 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Valenciennes
- 2Marly
- 3Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
- 4Anzin
- 5Saint-Saulve
- 6La Sentinelle
- 7Beuvrages
- 8Trith-Saint-Léger
Valenciennes
Marly
Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Anzin
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour de la Dodenne is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Valenciennes | It’s in this commune | 43,468 |
| Marly | 1.6 km southeast of it | 11,995 |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 2.5 km south of it | 7,080 |
| Anzin | 2.6 km northwest of it | 13,183 |
| Saint-Saulve | 2.9 km northeast of it | 10,947 |
| La Sentinelle | 3.3 km west of it | 3,103 |
| Beuvrages | 3.7 km north of it | 6,796 |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 3.7 km southwest of it | 6,019 |
More to see nearby
45 more lie within 15 km, 5 abbeys, a museum and a château among them.
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes500 m northeast, in Valenciennes2AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Fontenelle4.4 km southwest, in Maing3ChâteauChâteauChâteau Dampierre2 km northwest, in Anzin4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Valenciennes600 m northwest, in Valenciennes5FortFortCitadelle de Valenciennes1 km northwest, in Valenciennes6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Amand13 km northwest, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Hasnon12 km northwest, in Hasnon8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin12 km northeast, in CrespinWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Tour de la Dodenne
Where is Tour de la Dodenne?
Tour de la Dodenne is in Valenciennes, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).
What is Tour de la Dodenne?
Fort.
Is Tour de la Dodenne a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1904, Mérimée record PA00107842.
How well known is Tour de la Dodenne?
Tour de la Dodenne 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 Tour de la Dodenne?
May to September are the warmest months in Valenciennes, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de la Dodenne?
Within 15 km: Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes (500 m), Abbaye de Fontenelle (4.4 km), Château Dampierre (2 km) and Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Valenciennes (600 m).
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 (1)
- Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes: Szilas, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.