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  • A shared celebration to celebrate the 15th anniversary of "Fortifications of Vauban" as a World Heritage Site

    … A shared celebration to celebrate the 15th anniversary of "Fortifications of Vauban" as a World Heritage Site Submitted by Pierre on Tue, 07/11/2023 - 09:34 Flags … Vauban as a World Heritage site, and a sign of their shared commitment to preserving and promoting this exceptional …

  • Besançon: the "Renforts" exhibition pays tribute to those who preserve the fortifications

    … preserve the fortifications Submitted by Pierre on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 15:00 Through 100 unpublished black and white photographs taken during 2022, Nicolas Waltefaugle gives us a sensitive look at the restoration work being … or others focusing on the unsuspected details of the work site, the photographer pays tribute to the energy deployed …

  • 15th anniversary of the inscription of the Vauban Fortifications on the UNESCO World Heritage List

    … the season, the Fortifications of Vauban invite you to celebrate their 15th anniversary with numerous festivities, … will raise their flags, a symbol of pride and a sign of the common commitment of the twelve major Vauban sites to preserve and enhance this exceptional heritage. The …

  • Restitution of the architecture studio in Mont-Louis

    … one of the areas of work of which was the reconversion of communal buildings soon to be vacated, the 32 students of … Master I and II presented the fruit of their study and reflection to a final jury on 22 January. Through the different … in partnership with the Vauban Network and the Mont-Louis site. … Restitution of the architecture studio in Mont-Louis …

  • The Tour de France in Longwy

    … plain, the town of Longwy is an exceptional heritage site, which has led to it being selected from among 160 sites fortified by … famous siege well, forming an ensemble of rare consistency. Combining adaptation to the terrain and the principles of …

Major Vauban site

  • Briançon

    … and to crown it with forts, thus rendering it impregnable. On the basis that the enemy was surely Christian, Vauban … Bridge and communication Y. This majestic and imposing site leads us to a better understanding of Vauban’s genius … possible during guided tours. … Perched on a rocky spur, 1326 metres high, the town of Briançon is in a strategic …
    Département
    Hautes-Alpes

  • Mont-Louis

    … mountain citadel ready for use Work started in 1679 and was completed in two years. The fortified ensemble was added as a … terrain and is perfectly adapted to the geography of the site. … Mont-Louis …
    Département
    Pyrénées-Orientales

  • Blaye/Cussac-Fort-Médoc

    … wall, systematically adapting the existing structures but leaving no visible outer signs of his work. From the other … was a remarkable technical feat and the prototype of a compact sea fort. It enabled cross fire with both banks, … These three monuments, built on distinctly different sites, are complementary and today share a common cultural …
    Département
    Gironde

  • Saint-Martin-de-Ré

    … sea The town wall is unique because of its size: a semi-circle with a radius of 1.5 kilometres and ramparts 14 kilometres long. The geography of the site posed no constraints and the wall was built in record … fortified port. Inside, the buildings were planned to accommodate 1200 men and consist of a barracks, chapel, …
    Département
    Charente-Maritime

Project

  • In search of the heritage of the Guillestrois

    … circuits allowing the discovery of the heritage of the Guillestrois from the symbolic site of Mont-Dauphin. The targeted objective is "the … Information signs on-site (a series of 5 to 10 signs per community and a circuit of thematic community discovery …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • mediation tool
    • interpretation sign
    • access to site
    • heritage signing

  • Architecture studios

    … and the National Higher School of Architecture of Paris-Belleville (ENSAPB) has given the major Vauban sites the chance to benefit from innovative ideas from … site, the students put together a project during a whole semester in which they take into account the context, …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Network of Vauban’s major sites
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • redevelopment
    • reconversion
    • contemporary construction
    • educational project

  • Management plans/management system of a World heritage serial fortified property

    … generations and anticipate and supervise the development of sites. In the case of serial properties, all components must meet the same requirements (the failure of … may cause them all to lose their status as a World Heritage site). The Vauban network management system and the …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Network of major Vauban sites
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • methodology
    • planning
    • world heritage
    • management structure

  • Virtual Visit to the Verrou de l’Estuaire

    … of the Verrou de l’Estuaire aims at promoting an inscribed site on the List of World Heritage, alongside 11 other … in situ, except the fort Pâté, which has remained inaccessible (no landing stage on the isle). … Virtual Visit to the Verrou de l’Estuaire …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The canton of Blaye County
    Keywords
    • mediation tool
    • touristic development
    • general public
    • NICT

  • Besançon, Study of landscaping to enhance Vauban’s fortifications

    … of the Jura mountain range. The strategic importance of the site was noticed at an early date. The Citadel was … from the rest of the fold by two magnificent transverse valleys resulting from the river eroding the limestone rock. A third of the land in the Besançon region …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Besançon
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • natural area
    • landscape redevelopment
    • view cone
    • végétation
    • maintenance
    • conservation
    • accessibility

  • Restoration of the fort du Randouillet barrack’s roofs, Briançon

    … The Fort du Randouillet is located on a steep and narrow rocky mound, … slope of100 metres. The various buildings that make up this site were constructed to meet the requirements of military … to adapt to the constraints of the site. This results in a complex layout on three levels, similar to that of a …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Briançon
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • construction
    • conservation
    • maintenance
    • restoration
    • restoration technique
    • material

  • Innovative partnerships for maintenance: Friends of fort Médoc

    … Building with earth to adapt to unstable terrain A vital part of the defensive triptych designed … with the Blaye citadel and fort Pâté), fort Médoc, comprising a grassed earth enclosure backing onto the … the commune of Cussac in 1930, it now serves as a touristic site, strengthened by the estuary’s ‘Verrou’ label status as …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The Friends of fort Médoc association
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • volunteers construction
    • maintenance
    • local population
    • association
    • partnership

  • Brochure to discover the stronghold of Mont-Dauphin aimed at those 12-15 years

    … In the plan for the management, conservation and sustainable development of Mont-Dauphin, the development of the … It allows what is on offer in cultural terms at the site to be enhanced and the development of schemes for those aged 12-15, agroup where there is little in comparison to the age group 6-12 years (notably in terms of …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • young visitors
    • mediation tool
    • educational project
    • communication tool

  • Interpretation path

    … a study on the improvement of access to the stronghold site. It must allow improved site access sustainably (bicycle and pedestrian). The purpose is to reclassify an existing community path and introduce visitors to the first elements …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • landscape redevelopment
    • accessibility
    • bicycle and pedestrian way
    • sustainable tourism
    • natural area
    • signing
    • heritage signing

  • Besançon, feasability/advisability study of acces to the citadel

    … hectaresand is located approximately120 metresabove the level of the river and town centre, and371 metresabove sea level.  More than 230 000 visitors visit the Citadel annually. The topography of the site and its highly seasonal attendance generate problems of …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Greater Besançon council
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • access to site
    • accessibility
    • tourist trade
    • recommendation

Vauban site

  • Nîmes

    … This urban wall disappeared under the Merovingians, while the city went back on the plans for an amphitheatre. In … of the Nantes edict in 1685. The engineer Francis Ferry was commissioned with designing the plans. In 1687, he submitted … in glass and steel, which are constructed on curtain wall sites, between the former barracks and bastions. People can …
    Département/Région
    Gard

  • Mont-Royal

    … Mont-Royal Une ville neuve éphémère }} Situé sur une colline escarpée dominant la rive droite d’un méandre de la Moselle, le site de Traben-Trarbach est défendu jusqu’au XVIIe siècle … redentées successives. Les flancs ouest et est ne sont composés que de murailles à pic sur les pentes rocheuses …

  • Québec

    … Québec Doté d’un promontoire escarpé dominant le fleuve Saint-Laurent et situé (comme son nom l’indique) « à l’endroit oů le fleuve se rétrécit », le site de Québec offre une défense naturelle exceptionnelle. …

  • Louisbourg

    … La fondation de Louisbourg Située dans une baie de l’île Royale (actuelle île du Cape Breton), la ville de … bastionnées, localisées sur les points dominants du site. Ce projet devient rapidement plus substantif. De … initiale devient un réduit, une petite citadelle qui commande l’ensemble de l’aire avoisinant. Le front de mer …

  • Homburg

    … Homburg Les premières fortifications Situé dans une vallée barrée en partie par une colline rocheuse, le site d’Homburg est occupé au moins depuis l’époque romaine. … développe à son pied. Ce château est acquis en 1492 par les comtes de Nassau-Saarbrücken. Ils commanditent les premières …

  • 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

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Bibliographic reference

  • Des vaisseaux et des hommes

    … Des vaisseaux et des hommes …
    Auteur(s)
    Musée maritime de l'île Tatihou
    Édition
    Musée maritime de l'île Tatihou
    Date publication
    1992