Vieille Porte
Vieille Porte is a fort in Altkirch. The surrounding 5 km hold 7 more places to visit. Since 1937 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Altkirch
In Altkirch
Vieille Porte is in the commune of Altkirch, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1937; built in the 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00085323). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
Expect highs of 21–26°C in Altkirch from May to September.
Vieille Porte
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Add Cité du train, 15 km away, to a visit.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1937
- Built
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Altkirch, Haut-Rhin
Where to find Vieille Porte
Orange marks Vieille Porte, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Altkirch. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that list Vieille Porte
The largest of the 8 towns is Mulhouse, with 104,978 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1Altkirch
- 2Zillisheim
- 3Brunstatt-Didenheim
- 4Morschwiller-le-Bas
- 5Lutterbach
- 6Mulhouse
- 7Riedisheim
- 8Pfastatt
Altkirch
Zillisheim
Brunstatt-Didenheim
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Vieille Porte is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Altkirch | It’s in this commune | 5,687 |
| Zillisheim | 9.2 km northeast of it | 2,561 |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 12 km northeast of it | 8,259 |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 13 km north of it | 3,694 |
| Lutterbach | 15 km north of it | 6,851 |
| Mulhouse | 16 km northeast of it | 104,978 |
| Riedisheim | 17 km northeast of it | 12,200 |
| Pfastatt | 17 km north of it | 10,314 |
Places to add to Vieille Porte
Choose from 57 places within 15 km, such as 2 châteaux, 2 abbeys and a museum.
MuseumCité du train15 km north, in Mulhouse2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Reinach3 km south, in Hirtzbach3Art galleryArt galleryMusée sundgauvien100 m southeast, in Altkirch4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Heidwiller3.9 km north, in Heidwiller5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg14 km north, in Reiningue6FortFortSchlaghaus100 m southwest, in Altkirch7AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Morand1.2 km east, in Altkirch8
ZooParc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse15 km northeast, in MulhouseWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Vieille Porte
Where is Vieille Porte?
Vieille Porte is in Altkirch, in Haut-Rhin (Grand Est).
What is Vieille Porte?
Fort.
Is Vieille Porte a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1937, Mérimée record PA00085323.
How well known is Vieille Porte?
Vieille Porte 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 Vieille Porte?
May to September are the warmest months in Altkirch, with afternoon highs of 21–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Vieille Porte?
Within 15 km: Cité du train (15 km), Château de Reinach (3 km), Musée sundgauvien (100 m) and Château de Heidwiller (3.9 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 (2)
- Cité du train: Mauritsvink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse: Arnaud 25, 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.