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… In medieval times, a further urban wall including multiple round towers, which was repaired around the 14th century, … of the same name, in order to protect the mooring. Vauban visited Antibes in 1679 and 1682. He had completed an … it became barracks up until 1967, the year the town fell. Restored from 1979 to 1985, it has been open to the public …

… Ambleteuse History and description The first modern … date back to 1544-1546. In 1685, Vauban chose this site to build a coastal defensive battery, which was … the local river. All that is left is the tour Mahon, restored after 1945. Today, it houses a museum dedicated to …

… Située au débouché d’une vallée sur la plaine du Pô, la ville de Pignerol apparaît au Moyen Âge et reçoit alors ses … à transformer l’enceinte urbaine et l’enclavement complet du château médiéval, construits en terre et … célèbre Masque de Fer. Les interventions de Vauban Vauban visite les lieux pour la première fois en 1669. Il signe un …

… History and description Main agglomeration of the île de Ré, Saint-Martin-de-Ré was founded in 737 with the … sent to the isle in 1674. Later, Ferry, who was still on-site, designed the project that Vauban approved and which … relief map to a scale of 1/600, constructed in 1703 and restored in 1771, has survived and is preserved at the musée …

… the name Collis Martis (following the presence of a temple dedicated to March), Colmars (or Colmars-les-Alpes) was … delegated the architect Niquet and engineer Richerand on site. Niquet restored the medieval urban wall and added five bastioned …

… for king Ferdinand of Aragon. It replaced a medieval castle taken by the French in 1496 and restored to Spain the following year. Ferdinand of Aragon thus … the frontier. Transformed into a prison in 1682, Vauban visited it in 1685 and smoothed over the parapets in 1691, …

… the town. The urban wall remained however, from the middle Ages. In 1624, Louis XIII tasked Sublet de Noyers with … However the construction remained incomplete when Vauban visited in 1663. Accordingly, Vauban decided to gather … town at a scale of 1/600, constructed in 1848-1856, and restored in 1920 and 1956, is preserved at the musée des Plans …

… Abbeville History and description Manifest for the first time in … of Richelieu, the Prime Minister under Louis XIII, visited the site on 29 October 1636 and ordered the … public contributions and a conscription drive to see them restored. This restoration took place between 1794 and 1812, …

… Fort de Bouc History and description The site of the tour du Bouc has been occupied since the 13th … twenty-one metres in height, and with five floors. People went in and out on the first floor via a ladder. The … still remain, although they have been redesigned and restored. Only the covered way vanished. A navigation …

… the town, which was finally taken by the protestant Lesdiguières in 1585 and ruined. Under the protestant … the orders of Henri IV. The urban wall was preserved and restored. In the 17th century, Embrun thus had a double urban … Embrun was taken and stricken. The following year, Vauban visited it and set out a memo for the defence of the city. …

… Saint-Louis-de-Brisach La création d’une ville neuve La création de la … à la ville forte de Breisach-am-Rhein, dont elle est le complément. (Voir fiche correspondante). Vauban dessine le …

… Le Quesnoy History and description A town founded around … ordered repairs between 1639 and 1642. The ramparts were restored and palisades were fitted. Guardrooms and detached … ponds. The engineer Génédot, commissioned to come on-site, criticised it but did not offer any alternative …

… of King Henri II of France to counter the fortress of Charlemont, constructed on the orders of Emperor Charles Quint, … disappeared during the construction of the town, which was completed in 1556. This fortified new town was designed in … 1673, Vauban, also took up work on remodelling the Rocroi site by creating a covered way, traverses on the parapets, …

… between 1000 and 1150. A tower was constructed on the isle (now gone) of la Sambre, as well as an initial urban wall … Included in the first line of the Pré Carré, Louis XIV visited Maubeuge twice and tasked Vauban with building the … frame of two medieval gates is preserved. The construction commenced in 1679 and was completed in 1685. The new urban …

… siege construction made by Litus, Cherbourg has had a castle since the 10th century. The first urban wall is thought … in 1450. The castle and the medieval ramparts were then restored at the time. In the course of the 16th-17th … that Louis XVI agreed to reconsider Cherbourg as a site for a military port. In 1779, the engineer de Caux took …

… the right bank of the Savoureuse, Belfort grew from a castle of the 11th century guarding the Belfort Gap, between the … Following the Prussian siege of 1871, the castle was restored and a belt of forts on the outskirts was constructed … enjoy protection as an historic monument. They can be visited freely, with or without a guide – contact the …

… Fort de Bellegarde History and description The Bellegarde hill (420 m. … pass (271 m.) perched on the Franco-Spain border. The site has been occupied since the middle Ages, the objective … however. In March 1668, the Knight of Clerville, Commissioner-General of the fortifications, visited the site …

… of medieval origin, Port-Louis, which was originally called Blavet, had its first modern fortifications built in the … full bastions on its land-facing fronts. In 1683, Vauban visited the site. His opinion regarding the citadel and the … was very negative, but he considered that the site itself compensated for the weakness of the port defences, which had …

… Concarneau History and description The site of the rock of Concarneau has been occupied since the … the wedding of Anne de Bretagne with the King of France Charles VIII transformed Concarneau in a royal stronghold. In … with new firing chambers. A project from 1694 remained incomplete. In 1837, the July Monarchy modernised the site by …

… Amédée V and became the subject of numerous power struggles from 1305 to 1601, whereupon it was finally given to … of a road tunnel under the fort saw all interest in the site as the location of a fort lost. fort Sébastien le … Current state The fort l’Ecluse still stands and has been restored since 1981. This restoration repaired the damage due …

… Fort d’Alès Le château féodal d’Alès Alès dispose d’un château depuis le XIIe siècle, plusieurs fois assiégé et reconstruit … Peletine. En 1623, quelques réparations sont effectuées pour le fortifier et y loger des troupes. Le dernier siège …

… Avesnes-sur-Helpe is the product of two older urban centres coming together, which first emerged around the 10th century and merged to form a single fortified agglomeration from the 12th century. The first … was established near the porte de France, which was restored. The bastion de Saint-Jean was refurbished, its …

… Montreuil-sur-Mer History and description Noted in literature since the time of the … the reign of Philippe Auguste, King of France. He used the site to construct a castle and reconstructed the ramparts, which were equipped with …

… Grenoble History and description Founded in Isère of a Gallo-Roman … was implemented to the south-east by the addition of two complete bastions, connected to the urban wall by two … the work was overseen by Francis de Créqui. Vauban visited Grenoble on two occasions: in 1692 and 1700. During …

… the siege of Brest by the English, one that Vauban had repelled. The site had already been marked out in 1685 and a project of … the complete set-up included barracks, a guardroom, food stores, powder kegs, gatehouses and a guardian’s residence. …

… History and description Situated in the Haut Vallespir, near the sources of the Tech, Prats-de-Mollo was … around the tour de la Guardia. In April 1670, Vauban visited Prats-de-Mollo. Deeming the destruction of the city … Louvois, the War Minister, persuaded Louis XIV against completing the project but the medieval defensive walls were …

… and description A town of medieval origin, situated on the left bank of the Lys, Aire-sur-la-Lys was besieged on … two hornworks. The fort Saint-François had its ramparts restored and was bolstered with barracks, officers’ quarters, … lie in place of ramparts which were demolished in 1893. To complete the study, a relief map of the town should be …

… origin, the first urban wall in Blaye was built in the middle Ages, as well as a castle. These fortifications were … Pagan had commenced: the medieval urban wall was totally restored and transformed into a fortified urban wall. A … stock houses were also constructed there. The construction site of the citadel, overseen by Ferry, was completed in …