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Fortifications of Vauban

Also known as Reseau des sites majeurs de Vauban

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Fortifications of Vauban is in Arras. The nearest other World Heritage site is Amiens Cathedral, about 55 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Arras · about 64,000 peopleat the site
  • Lille · about 1,044,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
  • Amiens · about 143,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
  • Mons · about 91,000 peopleabout 85 km east
  • Calais · about 92,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
  • Gent · about 444,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
Fortifications of VaubanNotre-Dame Cathedral in TournaiNord-Pas de Calais Mining BasinMajor Mining Sites of Wallonia20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Fortifications of Vauban and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesAmiens Cathedral1Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai2Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin3Belfries of Belgium and France4Major Mining Sites of Wallonia5Fortifications of Vauban
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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