Fort de Salettes

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Fort de Salettes is a historic mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of the town’s defensive system and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fort de Salettes canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
mountain fort ⓘ
architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
builtFor Kingdom of France ⓘ
category Vauban fortification ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse heritage site ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
elevation high-altitude site ⓘ
function military defense ⓘ
protection of access routes to Briançon ⓘ
hasPart barracks ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
ditch ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
hasViewOf Briançon valley ⓘ
linked to: Queyras region

surrounding Alpine peaks ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus protected historic site ⓘ
locatedIn Briançon ⓘ
France ⓘ
French Alps ⓘ
Hautes-Alpes ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Briançon old town ⓘ
Durance River ⓘ
locatedOn slope above the Durance valley ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
militaryStatus decommissioned ⓘ
mountainRange Alps ⓘ
namedAfter Salettes gorge ⓘ
nearbyCity Briançon ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Alpine defensive line of France ⓘ
linked to: Maginot Line

Fortifications of Vauban (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ
defensive system of Briançon ⓘ
fortifications of Briançon ⓘ
region southeastern France ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access to Briançon from the Durance valley ⓘ
tourism cultural tourism attraction ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008 ⓘ
usedDuring 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ

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Briançon → hasStructure → Fort de Salettes ⓘ