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Vauban site

  • Trarbach

    … Trarbach La ville médiévale Ville médiévale dominée par une colline … par un château fort, dit Grevenburg ( i.e. château des comtes ) édifié après 1357 par le comte Jean III de … hors de portée des premiers canons. A partir de 1437, le site est administré par des fonctionnaires nobles délégués …
  • Louisbourg

    La fondation de Louisbourg Située dans une baie de l’île Royale (actuelle île du Cape Breton), la ville de … bastionnées, localisées sur les points dominants du site. Ce projet devient rapidement plus substantif. De … qui retardèrent les travaux de maçonnerie, la priorité fut donnée aux défenses côté terre ainsi qu’à l’installation …
  • Homburg

    … Homburg Les premières fortifications Situé dans une vallée barrée en partie par une colline rocheuse, le site d’Homburg est occupé au moins depuis l’époque romaine. … développe à son pied. Ce château est acquis en 1492 par les comtes de Nassau-Saarbrücken. Ils commanditent les premières …
  • Mont-Dauphin

    … army of Savoy against the Dauphiné, during the war of the League of Augsbourg. The selected site was the plateau de Mille-Aures at an altitude of 1,050 … fragile. In 1700, Vauban made a second on-site visit. He recommended that the ramparts, the flanked portion of which at …
    Département/Région
    Hautes-Alpes
  • Saarlouis

    … Saarlouis Une ville neuve de Vauban et de Choisy Située le long de la Sarre, … nord-est de la France, entre l’Alsace et le Luxembourg. Les sites de Vaudrevange et de Sarrebruck n’étant pas aptes à … maçonnée protègent l’extérieur. L’ouvrage à corne est composé d’un bassin central inondable par une vanne et de …
  • Besançon

    … a urban wall and acquired its first bridge, situated at the site of the current Battant bridge. Originally restricted by the course of the Doubs and the hill of the future citadel, Besançon spread out in the middle Ages on the right bank. The urban wall was expanded to …
    Département/Région
    Doubs
  • Kehl

    … Kehl Kehl avant Vauban Située originellement sur une île près de la rive droite du Rhin, à environ … 1388 pour qu’une liaison permanente se crée entre les deux sites. En 1392, des maisons sont installées sur le pont. … sont organisés autour d’une cour carrée : logis du commandant de place, casernes, chapelle et magasins. En …
  • Château Queyras

    … Château Queyras Les origines médiévales du Château Queyras L’origine médiévale du Château Queyras est attestée en 1265 lors de son rattachement au Dauphiné. Situé à 1 390 … effectués par Vauban, l’alimentation en eau du site restait problématique. Durant la Révolution française, …
    Département/Région
    Hautes-Alpes
  • Longwy

    … agglomeration of Longwy emerged at the end of the High Middle Ages, and had its own castel site in around the 11th century. The original village … 1672, razed to the ground by the French. In 1678, after the combat in the war of Holland came to an end and the set-up …
    Département/Région
    Meurthe-et-Moselle
  • Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    … those most exposed to attacks. During 1590-1596, the site was occupied by those from Savoy supporting the catholic League against Henri IV. During this occupation, a brick … the July Monarchy, the ramparts underwent a restoration completed to repair the damage caused by their abandonment …
    Département/Région
    Alpes Maritimes
  • Sisteron

    … Sisteron History and description A site which has been occupied for 4000 years, Sisteron is an unavoidable border crossing between the Dauphiné and Provence. … based on the Austrian-Sardinian threat. The citadel was completely renovated and its gates were redesigned. citadel
    Département/Région
    Alpes de Haute-Provence
  • Landskron

    … out at the start of the 16th century. Besieged multiple times during the Thirty Years War, the castle became the … siege of 1673, during the War of Holland, as a strategic site facing Switzerland. The modernisation included the … hill. As for the medieval keep, a floor was removed to accommodate an artillery platform and its thick walls housed a …
    Département/Région
    Haut-Rhin
  • Bazoches

    … Bazoches History and description Castle founded by the Castellux family in the 12th century, … 1480 by the construction of a rectangular residential tower completed by Antoine de Follet, adviser and Chamberlain of … he added a further machicolation tower. The Bazoches site is not a war ground, but was still included in the …
    Département/Région
    Nièvre
  • Château d’Oléron

    … island of the same name, the first fortifications and castle were built in Château d’Oléron in the 10th century, by … When Louis XIV ordered the creation of Rochefort, the site of Oléron was retained as an advanced site for the … wall with projections and small curtain walls. The engineer Combes proceeded with constructions following the death of …
    Département/Région
    Charente-Maritime
  • Saint-Louis-de-Brisach

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

    … prompted the Viscounts of Béarn to construct a first castle fort to control access to the peaks of Somport and … 1316, the initial castle was replaced by a walled town. The site was prominent due to the presence of a rocky spur above … a master mason from Bayonne. These constructions were completed around 1547 and were contemporary in comparison to …
    Département/Région
    Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  • Rocroi

    … of King Henri II of France to counter the fortress of Charlemont, constructed on the orders of Emperor Charles Quint, … 1673, Vauban, also took up work on remodelling the Rocroi site by creating a covered way, traverses on the parapets, … and a part of the south bastion were demolished in 1926 to facilitate entry into the town. As regards the …
    Département/Région
    Ardennes
  • Breisach-am-Rhein

    … Breisach-am-Rhein Les fortifications habsbourgeoises La ville de Breisach, … 1638 par le duc Bernhard de Saxe-Weimar, général allemand combattant pour les armées de Louis XIII, Breisach est … de ce rempart peut se repérer dans un parc urbain. La visite de ces éléments est possible, libre ou guidée, sur …

Major Vauban site

  • 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
  • Camaret-sur-Mer

    … tower guards the Armorique coasts The tower was not even completed when, in 1694, it underwent its baptism of fire in the … stonework ditch which water seeped into at high tide. This site is one of the stopping-off points along “the Crozon …
    Département
    Finistère
  • 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.comLocated at the hollow of the deep Têt valley, the …
    Département
    Pyrénées-Orientales
  • Arras

    … built around a rectangular courtyard, forms the finest example of a citadel on the plain according to Vauban’s first … La citadelle Boulevard du général de Gaulle BP – 10345 62 026 Arras cedex Phone number: + 33 3 21 21 87 00 … du Général de Gaulle: free parking at the citadel, opposite the Arras Memorial and the British cemetery in the …
    Département
    Pas-de-Calais

Project

  • Organisation of volunteers by English Heritage: Example of Medway

    … English Heritage, owner of 400 sites in the United Kingdom, … on public funds and very strongly on driving forces led by volunteers. In 2012-2013, more than 1,000 … hours of work, broken down as follows: 2% archives; 10% collection; 2% guides; 15% education; 2% administration; 42% …
    Project sponsor(s)
    English Heritage
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • volunteers construction
    • maintenance
    • local population
    • foundation
  • Brochure to discover the stronghold of Mont-Dauphin aimed at those 12-15 years

    … In the plan for the management, conservation and sustainable development of Mont-Dauphin, the development of the … It allows what is on offer in cultural terms at the site to be enhanced and the development of schemes for those aged 12-15, agroup where there is little in comparison to the age group 6-12 years (notably in terms of …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Guillestrois County
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • young visitors
    • mediation tool
    • educational project
    • communication tool
  • Besançon, maintenance carried out under the Community Service Scheme

    … The citadel of Besançon, through political will, is a registered site for Community Service and has accepted young offenders on …
    Project sponsor(s)
    World Heritage Citadel – Public Institution
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • construction site for insertion
    • maintenance
  • Requalification of the parade ground

    … Redevelopment of the parade ground to enhance a historic part of … design. Restoration of the parade ground-  demolition – site preparation; repairs – cleaning; access; drainage; concrete structure; masonry- …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Briançon
    Keywords
    • landscape redevelopment
    • restoration
    • urban redevelopment
    • restoration technique
  • Reconversion of the Saint-Étienne chapel for an exceptional offer

    … of historical documents, spectacular real-life views and computer-generated images, completed by an actor and sound effects, offer visitors a unique … the history of the citadel and the impressive construction site of the 17th century. … Reconversion of the …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The Citadel World heritage public body (EPC-PM)
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • intervention on the building
    • funding
    • cultural equipment
    • cultural mediation
    • mediation tool
  • Achievement of a manipulable educational model of the Vauban tower

    … put forward by the Town of Camaret-sur-Mer, manager of the site. It came into being based on the willingness of the commune to develop and diversify its touristic and cultural … among other things, to raise the awareness of the "laypeople" public and young people. In line with this objective, …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Camaret-sur-Mer
    Keywords
    • mediation tool
    • educational project
    • young visitors
    • schools
    • general public
  • Besançon, Study of landscaping to enhance Vauban’s fortifications

    … A unique, natural setting Besançon enjoys a rare and distinctive … of the Jura mountain range. The strategic importance of the site was noticed at an early date. The Citadel was … from the rest of the fold by two magnificent transverse valleys resulting from the river eroding the limestone rock. A …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Besançon
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • natural area
    • landscape redevelopment
    • view cone
    • végétation
    • maintenance
    • conservation
    • accessibility
  • Suomenlinna (Finland) : A government-run fortified archipelago

    … Surface area of archipelago: 80 ha Total surface area of World heritage site (1994): 210 ha Owner: Etat finlandais Number of buildings: 270 (160,000 m² useable) 360 appartments 850 permanent tenants and 100 seasonal
    Project sponsor(s)
    Governing Body of Suomenlinna
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • world heritage
    • management structure
    • public administration