Fort Charles-Albert, Aussois

Name: Fort Charles-Albert
Address: Aussois, France

#3 among attractions in Aussois

Ruins

Gallery (9)

Map

Gallery

Photo details 1. Wikipedia / Public Domain / moi-même / URL • 2. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Florian Pépellin / URL • 3. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Florian Pépellin / URL • 4. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / MOSSOT / URL • 5. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / MOSSOT / URL • 6. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / B-noa / URL • 7. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Florian Pépellin / URL

Facts and practical information

The Barrière de l'Esseillon, or Esseillon forts, is a series of five fortifications located in France on the commune of Aussois and Avrieux in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Built in the 19th century on a rocky lock closing the upper valley of the Arc upstream of Modane, these fortifications had the role of protecting the Cisalpine part of the kingdom of Sardinia from a possible French invasion. It includes four forts and a redoubt, which bear the names of contemporary members of the House of Savoy.

Four of the forts have been classified as historical monuments since June 27, 1983 and December 30, 1991 for Victor-Emmanuel and Marie-Thérèse

Alternative names: Coordinates: 45°13'22"N, 6°44'34"E

Address

Aussois France

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Aussois

Day trips

Fort Charles-Albert – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Refuge de la Dent Parrachée, Ouvrage Saint-Gobain, Aiguille de Scolette, Dent Parrachée.

3.4 miN
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge de la Dent Parrachée
88 min walk • Refuge de la Dent Parrachée is a refuge of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an altitude of 2511 metres above sea level.
3.1 miW
Museum
Ouvrage Saint-Gobain
80 min walk • Ouvrage Saint-Gobain is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry block, one artillery block, one observation block and one combination block.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguille de Scolette
116 min walk • Aiguille de Scolette or Pierre Menue is a mountain of Savoie and of the province of Turin. It lies in the Cottian Alps and has an elevation of 3,506 metres above sea level.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent Parrachée
118 min walk • Dent Parrachée is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,697 metres above sea level.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de la Fournache
114 min walk • Pointe de la Fournache is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,642 metres above sea level. Pointe de la Fournache lies north of Aussois and southwest of Dent Parrachée. The summit is very close to Dent Parrachée, which is separated by a short ridge.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Maurienne, Modane
103 min walk • Maurienne is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de l'Échelle
109 min walk • The Pointe de l'Échelle is a mountain in the Vanoise Massif in Savoie, France.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Roc
101 min walk • Grand Roc is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,316 m above sea level.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Bagnà
143 min walk • Punta Bagnà or Cime du Grand Vallon is a mountain of Savoie, France and of the Province of Turin, Italy. It lies in the Cottian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,129 metres above sea level.
~1880 ftN
45°13'41"N • 6°44'30"E
L'Arche d'Oé, Aussois
10 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.1 miS
Military museum, History museum, Museum
Redoute Marie-Thérèse, Avrieux
28 min walk • The Barrière de l'Esseillon, or Esseillon forts, is a series of five fortifications located in France on the commune of Aussois and Avrieux in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.