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… Belfort History and description Medieval town, the origins of which can be traced back to the … came into French hands under Louis XIV and Mazarin in 1648, following the treaties of Westfalia. Vauban got to work … into a citadel. This regularisation of the route was also accompanied by an expansion of the perimeter of the urban …

… The château de la Latte can be traced back to at least the 14th century. Besieged multiple times, it was burnt and … by transforming it into a coastal battery in 1691. The medieval keep was preserved, reused as a tower and inner …

… Its mission scope also included controlling the toll points of the port. This tower was replaced in 1447 with a new version, constructed by King René. In 1611, a … de la Garde (hill of the Guard). The construction did not commence until 1536, and was the first modern construction …

… century, the castle of Fouras was reconstructed during the 14th-15th centuries. The current keep also dates back to this … constructed on the former moats of Ferry, which remained incomplete. castle then fort François Ferry Charente-Maritime … improvements from the Vauban period remain, as does the medieval keep. The latter now houses a marine museum. … Fouras …

… rampart with six great bastions and a glacis covering the medieval walls. The bastion of the castle was transformed and … the Aa, channelled to protect the mooring facility from 1640, whereupon a second fort rapidly followed the first. The … not until midway through the 18th century that they were completed with the deepening of the Aa channel in 1740. …

… to shelter a harbour master, two lieutenants and ten soldiers, the project was implemented in 1694. Vauban then constructed a tower and inner fortified … gate was included in this front. Within the ramparts, the complete set-up included barracks, a guardroom, food stores, …

… of this new urban wall. The emplacements exposed by the medieval ramparts were transformed into urban islets according … porte de France. However, the projects of Vauban remained incomplete. The decoration of the counterscarp only took place … damaged after the Prussian siege of 1815. In 1872-1874, Séré de Rivières constructed a belt of peripheral forts …

… developed based on an orthogonal layout. It was not until 1405 until it had its own octagonal masonry urbanwall with twenty-eight towers. Having become a border town, Dunkirk kept its urban wall, said to be … and was completed in 1683 with the demolition of the medieval walls. Two square forts were also constructed …

… works built in the 17th century. The urban wall of the 14th-15th century has been preserved but levelled out and … started in 1670, directed by the engineer Chazerat, and was completed in 1672. The engineers Simon Vollant and Mesgrigny … station and a canal, that of the Scarpe. Only three medieval remains still stand. The relief map, constructed in …

… occasions to imprison Huguenots, deserters and other soldiers found guilty of wrongdoing. The fort d’Alès still …

… several times during the following century before finally becoming a permanent part of France of Mazarin under the treaties of Westphalia in 1648. However, from 1559, the town occupied by the France had … included arrow-headed bastions (certain of which also had medieval towers), preceded by ravelins and a hornwork in front …

… Charles VI ceded it to the princely family De la Marck in 1424. Evrard III De la Marck transformed the castle into a … received Sedan and the independent principality it had become under Henri II. The angles of the former castle … occupies the barracks. Numerous activities, including medieval-type shows, falconry shows and “son et lumière” sound …

… History and description A site which has been occupied for 4000 years, Sisteron is an unavoidable border crossing … based on the Austrian-Sardinian threat. The citadel was completely renovated and its gates were redesigned. citadel … the public. The ramparts were demolished, apart from two medieval towers. … Sisteron …

… post, Embrun was the seat of an archbishopric from the 4th century up to the French Revolution. The prelates of … was intended to replace the first should Mont-Dauphin not come to fruition. The first project was only partially … left is two remnants of the fortified past of Embrun: a medieval tower known as the tour Brune (Brown tower) and the …

… escarpé dominant le fleuve Saint-Laurent et situé (comme son nom l’indique) « à l’endroit oů le fleuve se … à la signature du traité d’Utrecht. Il faut attendre 1745 et la première prise de Louisbourg par les Anglais, … on assiste à l’avènement de la nouvelle Confédération canadienne en 1867 et au départ définitif des troupes …

… Spanish from 1555. Finally conquered by the French in 1684, the fortifications of Charlemont were restored and a … men and three thousand horses are believed to have been accommodated at this site. A settlement project and one to … Current state The centre of the town still retains a medieval tower. The Fort de Charlemont, the exterior of which …

… The creation of the Eure canal was decided on in around 1684 in order to remedy a lack of water in Versailles. The … was one of the main obstacles on this route. To overcome it, it was decided to construct an aqueduct. The … of Maintenon still exists, but is in ruins. At multiple points, the base of the archways has collapsed and only the …

… Occupied by the armies of the King of France Louis XI from 1463 to 1473 and then from 1475 to 1495, the town was … also equipped with ravelins. This initial construction was completed in 1577 but others followed in the 16th and 17th … All that remains is the Saint James bastion and a medieval wall, the towers of which were redeveloped into …

… of the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia, named Mettis. Becoming an imperial town in the middle Ages, a new urban wall … from the 9th and 10th centuries, and reinforced in the 14th and 15th centuries. After becoming part of France in … and the tour Saint-Esprit are what remain of the medieval urban wall. These remains are open to visitors. The …

… and the bridge on the Isère in 1382, and finally, in 1444, with the extension of the town towards the south-east. … was implemented to the south-east by the addition of two complete bastions, connected to the urban wall by two … the projects of Vauban still remains, as well as some medieval remains. The Fort de la Bastille has been largely …

… Lille History and description Coming into existence along a meandering stretch of the … of Flanders and was given an urban wall in around the 14th century. The 15th century saw the reinforcement of the … War. All that remains are a few portions of walls, a medieval tower, two Spanish gates (Roubaix and Gand), and the …

… Philippe le Bon (Philip the Good) conquered the town in 1443. The fortifications accommodated a restoration and the water was used more … from 1902 to 1903. Nothing has survived other than the medieval tour des Puces, two twin towers and two bastions of …