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  • Saint-Malo

    … du Grand Donjon was constructed at the same time. This whole fortified development was redeveloped in the 14th century … port of the kingdom of France: city of Corsairs but also of commerce and negotiation. The outbreak of the war of the … parapet. The engineer Garangeau applied the construction on-site, while ensuring it was also continually adapted to the …
    Département/Région
    Ille-et-Vilaine

  • Bitche

    … Bitche La citadelle de Bitche au XVIIe siècle Construite à l’emplacement d’un … approuvé par Vauban en date du 4 novembre. Le chantier commence après l’annexion officielle de Bitche par la France … du traité de Rijswick. La citadelle de Cormontaigne Le site reste dépourvu de fortification jusqu’en 1737, année de …
    Département/Région
    Moselle

  • Tour de La Hougue

    … at the same time as the tour de Tatihou (see Tatihou file), during the war of the League of Augsburg. There was a need to protect the harbour of Saint-Vaast, which had come under attack following a French naval defeat in June … tower. For some years, it has been open to visitors. The site, just like the nearby tour de Tatihou, is included on …
    Département/Région
    Manche

  • Tour de Tatihou

    … The tour de Tatihou was constructed in 1694 on the île de Tatihou (isle of Tatihou), at the same time as the … intended to protect the roadstead of Saint-Vaast, which had come under attack following a French naval defeat in June … of the Manche, has been open to the public since 1992. The site is included on the World Heritage List as part of the …
    Département/Région
    Manche

  • Saint-Omer

    … origin, Saint-Omer has been fortified since 900, when a castle and a market were installed around the collegial and … Netherlands Spanish, multiple other bastions and ravelins completed the defences. Certain projects remained unrealised … to protect the dykes. All the moats surrounding the site were flooded. fort, then entrenched camp with hydraulic …
    Département/Région
    Nord

  • Thionville

    … Thionville History and description Situated in a bend of the … the Good) conquered the town in 1443. The fortifications accommodated a restoration and the water was used more … of the foreign guards, supervised the construction on-site. In 1677, Vauban advocated the enlargement of the …
    Département/Région
    Meurthe-et-Moselle

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  • Vauban's fortifications in France

    … research, this inventory allows you to discover by site, by typology or by geographical sector the whole of the work fortified by Vauban in France. Use the drop-down menu or the map to find all these sites. … Vauban's fortifications in France …
    Rubrique
    Centre de ressources

  • Online resources

    … Online resources Approximately 90 French and foreign websites useful for the management of fortified heritage have been selected and described. For a more direct access to the desired …
    Rubrique
    Centre de ressources

  • Management of the fortified heritage

    … Management of the fortified heritage This database provides practical tools related to the management of fortified … like to share your experience as a manager of a fortified site with the professionals who consult the resource centre? … not hesitate to write to us via the contact form on our website. … Management of the fortified heritage …
    Rubrique
    Centre de ressources

  • The bastioned fortification

    … of the bastioned fortification, two maps showing all the sites built or modified by Vauban, an illustrated glossary dedicated to the terminology of the bastioned …
    Rubrique
    Centre de ressources

  • Vauban abroad

    … research, this inventory allows you to discover, by site, part of the work fortified by Vauban abroad. … Vauban …
    Rubrique
    Centre de ressources

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