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Vauban site

  • Metz

    … of the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia, named Mettis. Becoming an imperial town in the middle Ages, a new urban wall was built from the 9th and 10th … are open to visitors. The relief map constructed in 1825-1826, updated in 1868 (updating suspended following the …
    Département/Région
    Moselle

  • Briançon

    … which overlooked the Durance, at the point where five valleys intersected. This small fort was replaced by a medieval … Louis XIV to modernise Briançon. These modernisations commenced with the construction of a first urban wall, … before the final demilitarisation of the fortified sites. Military cable cars were installed to connect the …
    Département/Région
    Hautes-Alpes

Basic page

  • The bastioned fortification

    … of the bastioned fortification, two maps showing all the sites built or modified by Vauban, an illustrated glossary …
    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 …
    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