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Delve into Loison in France

Loison in the region of Lorraine with its 98 residents is located in France - some 151 mi or ( 243 km ) East of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Loison is now 09:55 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, and Senon. While being here, you might want to check out Haarlem . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Loison ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Étain-Rouvres Air Base

Étain - Rouvres Air Base is a base of the French Army Light Aviation. It is located on the Lorraine Plateau in northeastern France, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of Étain; on the west side of the Départemental 906 (D906) (Meuse) road, adjacent to the village of Rouvres-en-Woevre in the Meuse département about 12 miles east of Verdun. During the Cold War, Étain-Rouvres was a front-line base for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).

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Located at 49.23 5.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, French Army installations

Othain

The Othain is a 67 km long river in the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse départements, northeastern France. Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Chiers into which it flows between Villécloye and Montmédy.

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Located at 49.24 5.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Geography of Meuse, Meuse drainage basin, Rivers of France, Rivers of Lorraine

Fort Vaux

Fort Vaux, located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was built in 1881–1884 at a cost of 1,500,000 Francs, built to house 150 men. it became the second Fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun. The first fort to fall had been Fort Douaumont which was virtually undefended and had been captured by a small German raiding party in February 1916. Fort de Vaux, on the other hand, was fully garrisoned when it was attacked on June 2 by German assault troops.

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Located at 49.20 5.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Battle of Verdun, Buildings and structures in Meuse, Forts in France, Museums in Meuse, Séré de Rivières system, World War I museums in France

Fort Douaumont

Fort Douaumont (French Fort de Douaumont) was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive forts protecting the city of Verdun, France since the 1890s. However, by 1915 the French General Staff had concluded that even the best-protected forts of Verdun could not resist bombardments from the German 420 mm (16 in) Gamma guns. These newly deployed giant howitzers had easily taken several large Belgian forts out of action in August 1914.

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Located at 49.22 5.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Battle of Verdun, Buildings and structures in Meuse, Forts in France, Séré de Rivières system

Douaumont ossuary

The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont, France, within the Verdun battlefield. It has been designated a "nécropole nationale", or "national cemetery".

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Located at 49.21 5.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Art Deco architecture in France, Battle of Verdun, Buildings and structures in Meuse, Cemeteries in Lorraine, Military monuments and memorials, National cemeteries, Ossuaries, Visitor attractions in Meuse, World War I cemeteries in France, World War I memorials in France