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… and description Created in 1597 by the Italian engineer Ercole Negro, the fort Barraux was constructed on the orders of … The internal buildings were thus dispersed over the site, with no effort made to redesign them. A barracks, … there. The relief map of 1674 at a 1/600 scale, restored in 1818 and 1920, is still preserved at the musée des …

… Cammazes History and description The site of Cammazes is linked to the canal du Midi between the … to link the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. The problem of how to ensure an adequate water supply arose very … the output in Bas-Languedoc. Louis XIV finally decided to commence construction including drilling from 1666. The …

… Lille History and description Coming into existence along a … was not finished until between 1672 and 1673. The choice of site was dictated by the topohydrography: the presence of … tables removed in 1903, bombarded in Berlin in 1945 and restored in 1948. … Lille …

… du Grand Donjon was constructed at the same time. This whole fortified development was redeveloped in the 14th century … parapet. The engineer Garangeau applied the construction on-site, while ensuring it was also continually adapted to the … of Saint-Malo still exists but were significantly restored after 1945 following the ravages of the allied siege …

… 1690 on a rock bordering the strait which separates the île of Oléron from the continent. The War Minister Louvois … given the problems of stability of the subsoil, at the site which was flooded at high tide. On 19 June, 1691, … soldiers. Blighted by the marshes, the foundations were restored in 1875. coastal fort François Ferry, Sébastien le …

… A town of ancient origin, Nice has been fortified since at least the middle Ages. In the 14th century, the area of the … county of Nice, ordered this construction in 1677. Vauban visited Nice for the first time in 1693, two years after it … commenced in 1691 but was abandoned and those from Savoy restored the stronghold after 1696. In 1705, after their …

… military intention. All that surrounded the town was a single urban wall of earth and wood. However, the Religious wars … constructions during the period from 1628 to 1640, the on-site management of which fell to the engineer Pierre de … contacting the tourist office, which offices are in the restored royal forge. The only areas destroyed are the …

… Villefranche-de-Conflent History and description Situated at … the Between-two-wars period, the fortifications have been restored since 1970. All are classed as historical monuments and the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the …

… Thionville History and description Situated in a bend of the … of the foreign guards, supervised the construction on-site. In 1677, Vauban advocated the enlargement of the … at three levels and was used to house mills and to store the wheat and the grain. The buildings were placed on …

… the Thirty Years war. The Treaty of Rijswick of 1697 compelled France to return the Baden area to Austria and to … Mandated by Louis XIV from 1697, Vauban selected the site of Neuf-Brisach due to its proximity to Brisach, while … relief map at a scale of 1/600, constructed in 1706 and restored in 1782, is preserved at the musée des Plans reliefs …

… The west flank was protected in 1228, by a Philippian castle including a large detached tower. The urban wall was … XIV. Vauban, however, was given the task of modifying the site from 1677. His constructions included modifications … still remain, although the latter had to be significantly restored after damage sustained in the Second World War. The …

… Toulon History and description A site occupied since prehistoric times, Toulon (Tholus … its inclusion in the Roman Provence in 120 AD. In the middle Ages, the town had its first fortifications built in the … the project in 1589 and directed the construction up to its completion in 1595. This urban wall was extended into the …

… Hébihens Les origines de la construction de la tour Site stratégique pour la protection de la baie de la … visant à créer un asile aux navires de pêche. Le comte Louis de Pontbriand, capitaine garde-côte, commandite …

… La Rochelle History and description A town founded in the 10th … the engineer Francis Ferry, a colleague of Vauban, to the site to reconstruct the urban wall there. This construction site was completed in 1724. The new urban wall was far bigger than …

… description The village of Morvan, Epiry is not a fortified site. Its inclusion in this inventory is based on the fact … lived there during his first twenty years of marriage, at least when possible for him to do so. Vauban reorganised the … there in 1809 on the orders of Napoléon I in order to commemorate the fact that Vauban lived there. The church is …

… Valenciennes History and description Situated on the confluent … of Valenciennes appeared during the Roman period, on a site previously occupied by the Gauls. The first … been well preserved and surrounded the original nucleus comprising the eglise Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon, the eglise …

… was constructed in 1453, at the same time as the Hâ castle, under the reign of King Charles VII of France following … could not withstand the Fronde troubles of 1648. It was restored by the engineer Nicolas d’Argencourt. In 1659, Louis … and architect Nicolas Payen was the person supervising on-site. In 1680, Vauban’s attention turned to the weaknesses …

… Fort de la Latte History and description The château de la Latte can be traced back to at least the 14th century. Besieged multiple times, it was … later, the engineer Garangeau renovated this ancient site, by transforming it into a coastal battery in 1691. The …

… Port-en-Bessin History and description The artillery tower of Port-en-Bessin was constructed in 1694 in … the War of the League of Augsburg. The engineer Benjamin de Combes completed it in based on the models of Vauban. The … classed as a historical monument since 1948 and can be visited. … Port-en-Bessin …

… Fouras History and description A site fortified since the 12th century, the castle of Fouras was reconstructed during the 14th-15th … constructed on the former moats of Ferry, which remained incomplete. castle then fort François Ferry Charente-Maritime …

… construction can be considered among the significant examples of transformation and reinforcement of the defences of … Brest to ships attempting to disembark. Five years later, incomplete, the tower received its baptism of fire when the … artillery battery. The basement was used for food stores and gunpowder. The battery was surrounded by a moat …

… urban wall of the 14th-15th century has been preserved but levelled out and improved by the addition of a glacis, … started in 1670, directed by the engineer Chazerat, and was completed in 1672. The engineers Simon Vollant and Mesgrigny … shape and was given three stone ravelins, barracks, powder stores, officers’ quarters and a chapel, all made of stone. …

… Sélestat History and description A town of Carolingian origin, … and the arsenal de Saint-Hilaire (1518). The town housed a commandery of the Order of the Hospitaliers since the 13th … urban wall of the 13th century, transformed by Tarade and restored in 1675, was transformed into an artillery depot in …

… and later reinforced under the Arab occupation. The castle and town were constructed from the 8th century. … Following the death of Louis XIV, new constructions commenced at Collioure. The fort Carré and the star tower … citadel and the fort Saint-Elme were preserved and can be visited. They house museums and exhibition spaces. The fort …

… at the same time as the tour de Tatihou (see Tatihou file), during the war of the League of Augsburg. There was a … dome-cap. The basement floors housed a cistern, food stores and a powder keg. To protect the entrance to the … tower. For some years, it has been open to visitors. The site, just like the nearby tour de Tatihou, is included on …

… a coastal defence. This fort was replaced by a medieval castle from the 12th century. Up to the 16th century, the … given the difficulties of developing what was a steep site, situated in the estuary of the river Penfeld, in the … became silted up. In 1667, the Knight of Clerville, Commissioner-General of the fortifications, set up a project …