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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

  • Villefranche-de-Conflent

    … Villefranche-de-Conflent A functional masterpiece The entire … Saint Jean  66 500 Villefranche-de-Conflent Visit the website The Fort Libéria Phone number: +33 4 68 96 34 01 www.fort-liberia.com … Located at the hollow of the deep Têt valley, the …
    Département
    Pyrénées-Orientales

  • Longwy

    … on the edge of a cliff and dominating the Chiers valley and low town. The fortress forms a hexagon with six … powder stores. In the town centre, the square parade ground with its large public well was surrounded by public … 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

  • Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

    … towers However, the Cotentin coast remained vulnerable because of its prominent position facing England. The … out to be crucial after the battle of the Hougue, in June 1692, when Louis XIV‘s ships were defeated by the … fire. Work started under the orders of the engineer de Combes. These tapered towers, 20 metres high, are …
    Département
    Manche

  • 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

  • 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

  • Arras

    … built around a rectangular courtyard, forms the finest example of a citadel on the plain according to Vauban’s first … 1670 Pas-de-Calais new plain citadel of the first system Communauté urbaine d’Arras La citadelle Boulevard du général … du Général de Gaulle: free parking at the citadel, opposite the Arras Memorial and the British cemetery in the …
    Département
    Pas-de-Calais

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

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

    … universal value (including authenticity and integrity) 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

Vauban site

  • Condé-sur-l’Escaut

    … when canons set up there and skippers began to engage in commerce. A castle was added by the Lord of Avesnes between 1147 and 1170, … Included in the first line of the Pré Carré, Condé was visited by Vauban, who improved the town defences. Redoubts …
    Département/Région
    Nord

  • 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. …

  • 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 …

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