Fort de Pré-Giroud (Swiss heritage site of national significance)

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Fort de Pré-Giroud is a former Swiss World War II-era fortress and artillery position near Vallorbe, preserved today as a museum and recognized as a cultural property of national significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery fort ⓘ
cultural property of national significance in Switzerland ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
military museum ⓘ
armament artillery guns ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
builtFor World War II defensive purposes ⓘ
category 20th-century fortification in Switzerland ⓘ
World War II museum in Switzerland ⓘ
constructionEnd 1939 ⓘ
constructionStart 1937 ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
currentUse museum ⓘ
designedTo control approaches through the Jougne pass ⓘ
cover the Vallorbe–Pontarlier axis ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
feature ammunition magazines ⓘ
camouflaged bunkers ⓘ
crew quarters ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
power plant ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
ventilation system ⓘ
garrisonType Swiss Army ⓘ
hasAccessibility road access from Vallorbe ⓘ
hasFunction blocking access routes from France into Switzerland ⓘ
heritageDesignation Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ
heritageRegister Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance ⓘ
languageOfLocation French ⓘ
locatedIn Jura Mountains ⓘ
Vallorbe ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Vaud

western Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Western Switzerland
locatedNear French border ⓘ
Vallorbe–Jougne pass ⓘ
nearbyCity Vallorbe ⓘ
offers guided tours ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator museum association ⓘ
partOf Swiss National Redoubt ⓘ
Swiss border fortifications ⓘ
region Jura-Nord vaudois District ⓘ
linked to: Jura-Nord vaudois
status decommissioned military installation ⓘ
subjectOf World War II fortification displays ⓘ
military history exhibitions ⓘ
usedFor artillery support ⓘ
border defense ⓘ
infantry defense ⓘ

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Vallorbe → hasHeritageSite → Fort de Pré-Giroud (Swiss heritage site of national significance) ⓘ