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… 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 … and inner fortified powder keg. It was also populated with gunners and archers. The perimeter included the construction …

… History and description The first fortification on the site of Ars-en-Ré dates from 1627, under Louis XIII. The fort de Martray there was constructed … in order to block access to the isthmus linking the îsle of Ars to the îsle of Rhé. It was formed of a square …

… Palatine had to sell it in 1583 to the Duke of Lorraine Charles III. The town was razed during the Thirty Years War, to … were left standing in 1650. In 1661, Duke Charles IV was compelled to cede it to Louis XIV and to cardinal Mazarin, … remained the first minister of the king. In 1679, Vauban visited Phalsbourg in the company of Louvois, the war Minister …

… the beach of Sablanceaux, on the south-east flank of the Isle of Rhé, dates back to 1673, during the war of Holland. It … 1756, at the start of the Seven Years war. From 1846, the site was upgraded to keep pace with progress in artillery. … concreting the former structures and adding blockhouses around them. It became a guardhouse of the Atlantic Wall. …

… 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 … and purchased by the town in 1904 is preserved in the municipal museum known as la Chartreuse. The route of the …

… Médoc History and description Fort Médoc is situated on the left bank of the Gironde. It was constructed as a complement to the citadel of Blaye to block access to … A study for the purpose of promotion is currently underway. The fort Médoc is open to the public every day and …

… History and description The defensive lines from Quélern to Roscanvel were planned by Vauban from 1689, at the … the creation of an entrenched camp. But it was not until 1694 that the works were plotted, and the … May 1695. Vauban himself directed the construction as the commander of Brest. The work was in the form of a bastioned …

… construction there. In the 1660s, the Knight of Clerville proposed the construction of an important port … there, but the project was abandoned. In 1679, Vauban visited Collioure and Port-Vendres. He set out a military port … came to nothing. The engineer Rousselot got no further than completing minor fortifications in 1693. Three redoubts …

… History and description Mont-Louis is one of the new towns, completely created by Vauban. Its creation dates from spring … (one of which on the front turned towards the town), a counterguard and a covered way. The citadel included barracks …

… had its own fortifications from this date. The first castle was constructed on the hill overlooking the village and … a trapezoidal shape. The structure could house up to two hundred men. It was connected to the urban wall of the town. The ramparts are still composed of high and thick walls, but Vauban believed …

… 1690 on a rock bordering the strait which separates the île of Oléron from the continent. The War Minister Louvois commissioned Michel Begon, Intendant of Rochefort, with the … given the problems of stability of the subsoil, at the site which was flooded at high tide. On 19 June, 1691, …

… along the Indre, near the forest of Chinon, the castle of Ussé appeared in 1004, in the form of a wooden … by a stone castle fort. This castle was because of the Hundred Years War. From 1424, Jean de Beuil, lord of Ussé, commenced the construction of the current Renaissance castle …

… 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 …

… Joux line had disappeared; the Duke of Burgundy Philippe le Bon bought it in 1454. The castle was besieged in 1475 by … by the French in 1674 during the second conquest of Franche-Comté, the Château de Joux became French as of this time. … earth banks and artillery cademates. Captain Joffre, future Marshal of the First World War, coordinated the …

… 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 need to protect the harbour of Saint-Vaast, which had come under attack following a French naval defeat in June … tower. For some years, it has been open to visitors. The site, just like the nearby tour de Tatihou, is included on …

… La Rade History and description The isle of Aix had its first modern defences installed in 1672. A … from the rest of the isle by a front with a tenaille, comprising two arrow-headed bastions and an inner fortified … projects set out by Vauban and Ferry. The interest in this site comes from the fact that it showcases the posterity of …

… and description A town of medieval origin, situated on the left bank of the Lys, Aire-sur-la-Lys was besieged on … end of the 17th century. The defensive arrangement was rounded off with flooded ditches filled with drains and … lie in place of ramparts which were demolished in 1893. To complete the study, a relief map of the town should be …

… and the Crinchon stream meet, Arras was endowed with a double urban wall at the end of the middle Ages. The first … two urban walls were modified in the 16th-17th centuries, under the Spanish, by the addition of advanced work. On 13 … to apply and direct in person. The construction was complete in 1670. The citadel that resulted was in the form …

… Fort de l’Éguille History and description The redoubt of Éguille was … the spit of the same name, it was a tapered square redoubt, comprising a terraced rampart and equipped with twelve shooting positions. It could only be refurbished under Louis XV. A central building, the function of which is …

… by Richelieu. It allowed access to the port to be controlled. Seventy years later, at the end of the War of the … to renovate the defences of La Rochelle, which he had been commissioned to perform by Vauban the same year. His superior was opposed to it. It was not until 1703 that a new project emerged, implemented by the …

… Huningue History and description Created in the 9th century, … the strategic position of the town in relation to Basle. The engineer Tarade supervised the work. The construction was completed in 1680. A new town, in a pentagonal shape and …

… 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 … battery. The basement was used for food stores and gunpowder. The battery was surrounded by a moat which flooded …

… History and description Medieval town situated on the left bank of the Saône, which has had its own castle from … the 13th century onwards. This first castle was renewed under Louis XI of France. Charles VIII and Louis XII worked … a bastioned fortification from 1668 but ultimately did not come to fruition. It would not be until 1673 that …