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Major Vauban site

  • Briançon

    … and to crown it with forts, thus rendering it impregnable. On the basis that the enemy was surely Christian, Vauban … planned for with the construction of the Asfeld Bridge and communication Y. This majestic and imposing site leads us to a better understanding of Vauban’s genius …
    Département
    Hautes-Alpes

  • Longwy

    … on the edge of a cliff and dominating the Chiers valley and low town. The fortress forms a hexagon with six … engineer’s work, and the two others have modified powder stores. In the town centre, the square parade ground with … Phone number: +33 3 82 24 94 54 contact@longwy-tourisme.com www.longwy-tourisme.com The fortifications of Longwy are …
    Département
    Meurthe-et-Moselle

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mont-Dauphin

    … time considered as a modern garrison town, was planned to accommodate 2000 soldiers and as many civilians. Mont-Dauphin is an outstanding ensemble of buildings, still well-preserved today. It is the … The fortifications and military buildings can only be visited with a guide. The monument is closed every Monday, as …
    Département
    Hautes-Alpes

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 students on the issue of the future of fortified …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Network of Vauban’s major sites
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • redevelopment
    • reconversion
    • contemporary construction
    • educational project

  • Besançon, maintenance carried out under the Community Service Scheme

    … of Besançon, through political will, is a registered site for Community Service and has accepted young offenders on placement for …
    Project sponsor(s)
    World Heritage Citadel – Public Institution
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • construction site for insertion
    • maintenance

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

    … for future 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 …
    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

    … This project involving a virtual visit 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 …
    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 constructed on part of the anticline isolated from the rest of the fold by two magnificent transverse valleys resulting from the river eroding the limestone rock. A …
    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

    … The Citadel of Besançon is built on top of a rock closing the neck … hectaresand is located approximately120 metresabove the level of the river and town centre, and371 metresabove sea … 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. …

  • Trarbach

    … Trarbach La ville médiévale Ville médiévale dominée par une colline … par un château fort, dit Grevenburg ( i.e. château des comtes ) édifié après 1357 par le comte Jean III de … hors de portée des premiers canons. A partir de 1437, le site est administré par des fonctionnaires nobles délégués …

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