Fort · Landrethun-le-Nord · Pas-de-Calais

V3

V3 is a german supergun. Its address is in Landrethun-le-Nord. Top of the 32 other places within 15 km is Forteresse de Mimoyecques, 200 m off.

Where

In Landrethun-le-Nord

inside the commune

How well known

Top 1%

#166 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Fort in Landrethun-le-Nord

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#166 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Landrethun-le-Nord

V3 is in the commune of Landrethun-le-Nord, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The weather, month by month

May to September are the warmest in Landrethun-le-Nord, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.

Jan7° / 1°104 mm

Feb8° / 1°85 mm

Mar11° / 3°72 mm

Apr14° / 4°61 mm

May18° / 8°71 mm

Jun20° / 10°70 mm

Jul22° / 13°73 mm

Aug23° / 12°93 mm

Sep20° / 10°94 mm

Oct15° / 8°127 mm

Nov11° / 4°143 mm

Dec7° / 2°146 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Landrethun-le-Nord, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Licques station, 13 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Landrethun-le-Nord’s full climate →

About

V3

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 28 languages.

V3 on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Fort
Covered in: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Landrethun-le-Nord, Pas-de-Calais

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

V3 at a glance

V3 is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns near V3

The largest of the 8 towns is Calais, with 67,571 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Landrethun-le-Nord

1,242 people

2 · 5.5 km southwest of it

Marquise

5,217 people

3 · 5.5 km south of it

Rinxent

2,987 people

4 · 8.5 km east of it

Guînes

5,479 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where V3 is	People
Landrethun-le-Nord	It’s in this commune	1,242
Marquise	5.5 km southwest of it	5,217
Rinxent	5.5 km south of it	2,987
Guînes	8.5 km east of it	5,479
Coquelles	9.2 km north of it	2,638
Coulogne	11 km northeast of it	5,438
Sangatte	12 km north of it	4,668
Calais	13 km northeast of it	67,571

Make a day of it

More near V3

A visit can add 3 museums, 3 attractions and a château, from 32 places within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumForteresse de Mimoyecques200 m southeast, in Landrethun-le-Nord 2AttractionAttractionCap Gris-Nez12 km west, in Audinghen 3AttractionAttractionCap Blanc-Nez8.7 km north, in Sangatte 4ChâteauChâteauFort Mahon12 km southwest, in Ambleteuse 5

MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais13 km northeast, in Calais 6AttractionAttractionCitadelle de Calais13 km northeast, in Calais 7MuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Calais13 km northeast, in Calais 8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Léonard de Guînes8.3 km east, in Guînes

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

Visiting V3: the answers

Where is V3?

V3 is in Landrethun-le-Nord, in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France).

What is V3?

German supergun.

How well known is V3?

V3 has 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #166 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit V3?

May to September are the warmest months in Landrethun-le-Nord, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near V3?

Within 15 km: Forteresse de Mimoyecques (200 m), Cap Gris-Nez (12 km), Cap Blanc-Nez (8.7 km) and Fort Mahon (12 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 (1)

Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, 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.