Ouvrage de Saint-Ours Haut
Alpine Maginot Line fort in the Ubaye valley, almost entirely underground, visited on guided tours by reservation during the season.
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Ouvrage de Saint-Ours Haut belongs to the Maginot Line of the Ubaye valley. Together with Roche-la-Croix, it blocked the road to the Col de Larche, and both forts slowed the Italian advance in June 1940, before the armistice.
The works is dug into rock and built of reinforced concrete and steel; it is almost entirely underground. From outside, the entrance block and two combat blocks can be seen, with their embrasures and armoured cupolas. Inside, galleries house barracks, stores and a power plant.
It is a mixed artillery and infantry works with five combat blocks, five armoured cupolas, four mortars and five embrasures for twin machine guns. Its crew numbered about 240 men, and it is described as the largest completed Maginot works in the valley.
Højdepunkter
- Mixed works, almost entirely underground
- Five combat blocks and five armoured cupolas
- Largest completed Maginot works in the valley
- Galleries with barracks and power plant
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 10 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 5 €Children |
| Børn og unge | 5 €gratis til og med 5 år · Child rate for ages 6 to 14; free for children under 6 |
| Grupper | –Groups limited to 18 people |
| Familier | 25 €Family package |
Prices for the 2026 season.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The visit involves about 50 steps to go down and back up through underground galleries.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Transport & parkering
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Parkering muligt
Parking on the flat esplanade in front of the works.
The works is reached by the track that continues the village of Saint-Ours, not recommended for very low cars.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
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Arrangementer & udlejning
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 2 t. |
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| Godt at vide | The guided visit lasts about two hours, including one hour in cold, damp galleries (10 to 12 °C); it is conducted in French. Registration is required online or at Ubaye Tourisme offices. Bring warm clothing and sturdy shoes. Animals are not allowed. Groups limited to 18 people. The meeting point is in front of the works. |
