Fort-les-Bancs, Virignin

Name: Fort-les-Bancs
Address: Virignin, France

#1 among attractions in Virignin

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Fort-les-Bancs is a stronghold located in the department of Ain, on the territory of Virignin, at 492 m of altitude in height of the village.

Coordinates: 45°42'49"N, 5°43'26"E

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Fort-les-Bancs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hautecombe Abbey, Belley Cathedral, Dent du Chat, Lac de Barterand.

6.2 miNE
Old royal burial site with Gothic church
Hautecombe Abbey, Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
158 min walk • Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille near Aix-les-Bains in Savoy, France. For centuries it was the burial place of the members of the House of Savoy. It is visited by 150,000 tourists annually.
3.5 miNW
Church
Belley Cathedral, Belley
89 min walk • Belley Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Belley, Ain. It is the seat of Bishop of Belley–Ars.
5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent du Chat
151 min walk • Dent du Chat is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Jura range. It has an elevation of 1,390 metres above sea level.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Barterand
136 min walk • Lac de Barterand is a lake in Pollieu, in the Ain department of France.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Signal du Mont du Chat
153 min walk • The Signal du Mont du Chat is a mountain in the Jura Mountains with an altitude of 1,504 metres, in France. It is situated in Savoie, west of Le Bourget-du-Lac.
5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Molard Noir
150 min walk • Molard Noir is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Jura range. It has an elevation of 1,452 metres above sea level.
6.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Chailloux
165 min walk • Lac de Chailloux is a small lake at Contrevoz in the Ain department, France.
6.2 miSW
Area
Izieu, Brégnier-Cordon
158 min walk • Izieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the river Rhône, between the cities of Lyon and Chambéry.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lacs de Conzieu
141 min walk • Lacs de Conzieu are a group of three small lakes at Conzieu in the Ain department of France.
5.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac d'Arboréiaz
149 min walk • Lac d'Arboréiaz is a lake in Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses and Colomieu in the Ain department of France.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac d'Armaille
136 min walk • Lac d'Armaille is a lake at Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses in the Ain department of France.