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Major Vauban site

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Saint-Martin-de-Ré

    … sea The town wall is unique because of its size: a semi-circle with a radius of 1.5 kilometres and ramparts 14 kilometres long. The geography of the site posed no constraints and the wall was built in record … fortified port. Inside, the buildings were planned to accommodate 1200 men and consist of a barracks, chapel, …
    Département
    Charente-Maritime

  • 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

  • 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

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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

  • Innovative partnerships for maintenance: Friends of fort Médoc

    … Building with earth to adapt to unstable terrain A vital part of the defensive triptych designed … with the Blaye citadel and fort Pâté), fort Médoc, comprising a grassed earth enclosure backing onto the … the commune of Cussac in 1930, it now serves as a touristic site, strengthened by the estuary’s ‘Verrou’ label status as …
    Project sponsor(s)
    The Friends of fort Médoc association
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • volunteers construction
    • maintenance
    • local population
    • association
    • partnership

  • 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

  • Mont-Louis: From inter-communal monument protection towards a territorial project

    … A recognisable defensive landscape The Mont-Louis stronghold comprises a town and a citadel, created from scratch in 1679 … The zones of co-visibility between this fortress and the surrounding areas are vast. Its defensive system includes a …
    Project sponsor(s)
    PNR des Pyrénées catalanes
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • landscape
    • natural area
    • landscape redevelopment
    • urban redevelopment
    • view cone
    • protection of heritage
    • AVAP
    • regulation

  • 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

  • Besançon, feasability/advisability study of acces to the citadel

    … hectaresand is located approximately120 metresabove the level of the river and town centre, and371 metresabove sea … visitors visit the Citadel annually. The topography of the site and its highly seasonal attendance generate problems of … is in charge of public transport, decided to carry out a survey on access to the Citadel. … Besançon, …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Greater Besançon council
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • access to site
    • accessibility
    • tourist trade
    • recommendation

  • Architecture studios

    … and the National Higher School of Architecture of Paris-Belleville (ENSAPB) has given the major Vauban sites the chance to benefit from innovative ideas from students on the issue of the future of fortified space in within the framework of the …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Network of Vauban’s major sites
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • redevelopment
    • reconversion
    • contemporary construction
    • educational project

  • Longwy, conservation and landscaping measures

    … A woodland management plan enhances fortified heritage and leads to its long-term viability; equally it preserves and enhances woodland slopes, whilst ensuring a number of objectives, namely : that the ramparts can be seen from the valley, that the Valley can be seen from the ramparts. To this …
    Project sponsor(s)
    Town of Longwy
    Keywords
    • fortified heritage
    • landscape redevelopment
    • view cone
    • végétation
    • conservation
    • maintenance
    • safety measure
    • evaluation of heritage

Vauban site

  • Montreuil-sur-Mer

    … Montreuil-sur-Mer History and description Noted in literature since … the reign of Philippe Auguste, King of France. He used the site to construct a castle and reconstructed the ramparts, which were equipped with …
    Département/Région
    Pas-de-Calais

  • Avesnes-sur-Helpe

    … Avesnes-sur-Helpe History and description A town of medieval origin, … Avesnes-sur-Helpe is the product of two older urban centres coming together, which first emerged around the 10th century and merged to form a single fortified agglomeration from the 12th century. The first …
    Département/Région
    Nord

  • 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

  • Camaret-sur-Mer

    … Camaret-sur-Mer History and description The tour dorée (golden … 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 …
    Département/Région
    Finistère

  • Aire-sur-la-Lys

    … Aire-sur-la-Lys History and description A town of medieval origin, situated on the left bank of the Lys, Aire-sur-la-Lys was besieged on … lie in place of ramparts which were demolished in 1893. To complete the study, a relief map of the town should be …
    Département/Région
    Pas-de-Calais

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

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