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28 Culture Fort l'Ecluse, Leaz
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Contact
- T. : +33 (0)4 50 56 73 63
- Fax : +33 (0)4 50 42 65 01
- Email : fortlecluse@paysdegexagglo.fr
- Site : www.fortlecluse.fr
- GPS : 46.12051 / 5.892062
- Adresse :
- LEAZ
- Longeray
- Route de Genève
- 01200 LEAZ, France
In the heart of the Gex transversal valley, the site of Fort l'Ecluse is a natural, strategic passage between the Jura and the Alps since Roman times.
Constructed at the place of a 13th century fortified dwelling, Fort l'Ecluse has always played the role of a border. When it became French in 1601, the Royal engineers enlarged and reinforced the buildings. At the beginning of the 19th century, the fort dug directly in the rockbed was restructured in 2 phases to accommodate a strengthened fortification.
Itinéraire
By road : motorway A40 Mâcon-Geneva : exit n°10 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. motorway A39 : exit n°7 Poligny, then RN5 direction Gex and Bellegarde. motorway N1 (Switzerland) : exit Meyrin/St Genis Pouilly and then direction Bellegarde.
Tarifs, forfaits
- Adults: 6 €
- Children 6 to 16 years: 4.50 €
- Student fee and job seeker (with identification): 4.50 €
- Family price (2 adults and 2 children minimum): 17 €
- Twin visit Fort l'Ecluse + château de Voltaire: 10 €
- Annual card adults: 10 €
- Annual card reduced rates: 7 €
- Children under 6 years : free
Rates for groups of at least 20 people:
- Adults: 5.50 €
- Children: 4.00 €
Dates de validité
Visites guidées proposées et durées
Free visit : 1h30 to 2h30
Movie in computer graphics (duration: 15min, in French and English)
Six witnesses of time will make you relive the main historical and architectural stages of Fort l'Ecluse thanks to computer-generated images.
Langues parlées
French, English
Descriptif des services et/ou des infrastructures proposés
Sales of beverages, books on and around the fort.
Around the fort :
Sentiers de randonnée
Via ferrata freely accessible with special equipment
Parcours aventure au fort supérieur
Some informations:
- The interior spaces of Fort l'Ecluse are inaccessible to persons in unaccompanied wheelchairs. LOutdoor spaces are difficult to practice for people in wheelchairs.
- The tour circuit has many stairs of different shapes and sizes.
- Access to the tour is prohibited for pets, except guide dogs and service dogs.
- The toilets are only accessible to people with a ticket.