A coordinated safety approach
Project sponsor(s)Municipality of BlayeSummary- Area of the citadel: 23 ha
- Useable surface area: 14 000 m²
- Number of visitors in 2013: 380,000
- Roads and paths: 8 000 m²
A digital cluster located in a secure area
Project sponsor(s)Fredy Décima companySchedule18 monthsSummary- Date of building the gunpowder magazine : 1682
- Net floor area gunpowder magazine: 100 m²
- Project duration: 18 months (after obtaining building permission)
- Date commissioned: May2014
A mediation programme adapted to disabled visitors
Project sponsor(s)Municipality of Villefranche-de-ConflentSchedule2012-2013Summary- Surface area within the walled city: 4,5 ha
- Number of inhabitants: 240 (INSEE census 2011)
- Contracting parties: commune ofVillefranche-de-Conflent
- Administrator subscribed: commune of Villefranche-de-Conflent (city walls), private administrators (fort Libéria, Cova Bastera)
- Implementation: July...
Achievement of a manipulable educational model of the Vauban tower
Project sponsor(s)Town of Camaret-sur-MerScheduleFebruary 2009 - September 2010SummaryThis project involving an educational model of the tour Vauban is 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 proposals and among other things, to raise the awareness...
An innovative means of access: the lift at Upper Barrakka gardens
Project sponsor(s)Town of ValettaSchedule2005-2012Summary- Opened on: 15 December 2012
- Operating times: 7AM to 9PM every day
- Annual number of passengers: 1 million
- Difference in height covered by lift: 58m
- Return fare: 1€
- Lift takes: 23 seconds
- Capacity: 21 people
Architectural and Technical Project
Project sponsor(s)Town of BriançonSchedule2010SummarySAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS
The sanitary state of the fort des Salettes leads to two safety-related issues, one of which is linked to the position of the fort above the departmental road, while the other concerns public access to the inside of the fort :- The stone ruins of the south-east front are a...
Architecture studios
Project sponsor(s)Network of Vauban’s major sitesSchedule1st semester of the academic year from October to the end of JanuarySummaryContext, memory and creation
Created in 2009 in the aim of mutual enrichment of teaching and practice, the partnership between the Vauban Network and the National Higher School of Architecture of Paris-Belleville (ENSAPB) has given the major Vauban sites the chance to benefit from innovative ideas...Arras citadel, redevelopment project with connexion to the historical city centre
Project sponsor(s)Arras Urban CommunityScheduleThe implementation of this project requires different phases of work scheduled over the short-term (2012-2014), mid-term (2015-2020) and long-term (after 2020).Summary- Owner (since 2010) and contracting authority: Arras Urban Community
- Number of inhabitants: 105,000 (INSEE census 2011)
- Area of the citadel: 30 ha
- Useable surface area: 45,000 m²
- Number of 17th century buildings: 15
- Reconversion master plan project management: Philippe Prost Architectural...
Besançon, educational rehabilitation initiative
Project sponsor(s)World Heritage Citadel – Public InstitutionSchedule2011 to 2013. This contract may be renewed twice for the duration of one year each time.Besançon, feasability/advisability study of acces to the citadel
Project sponsor(s)Greater Besançon councilScheduleJune 2011 / September 2012SummaryThe Citadel of Besançon is built on top of a rock closing the neck of the oxbow formed by the River Doubs. This steep-sided plateau covers an area11.2 hectaresand is located approximately120 metresabove the level of the river and town centre, and371 metresabove sea level.
More than 230 000...
Besançon, maintenance carried out under the Community Service Scheme
Project sponsor(s)World Heritage Citadel – Public InstitutionScheduleThe citadel of Besançon, through political will, is a registered site for Community Service and has accepted young offenders on placement for over 20 years now.SummaryThe citadel of Besançon, through political will, is a registered site for Community Service and has accepted young offenders on placement for over 20 years now.
Every month, an offender works at the Citadel thus benefiting society through reparation measures.
Besançon, partnership with the 19th engineering regiment for control and maintenance of vegetation
Project sponsor(s)World Heritage Citadel-public institutionScheduleRenewable annually by tacit agreementSummaryThe town of Besançon, the Citadel and the 19th Engineering Regiment have forged and maintained strong ties for many years. 20 years ago, on 8 June 1991, they signed a twinning agreement. Thus, in view of the testimonies and links of friendship that have always existed between the local inhabitants...
Besançon, strategic planning and citadel management
Project sponsor(s)World Heritage Citadel - Public InstitutionSchedule2011-2015Besançon, Study of landscaping to enhance Vauban’s fortifications
Project sponsor(s)Town of BesançonSchedule12 months (July 2009 to June2010)SummaryA unique, natural setting
Besançon enjoys a rare and distinctive geographical setting with a chain of hills along the
RiverDoubsthat are part of the last anticlinal fold of the western limit of the Jura mountain range.
The strategic importance of the site was noticed at an early date. The...
Besançon, young international volonteers initiative
Project sponsor(s)Town of BesançonSchedule4 to 25 July 2009Bilan touristique 2010
Booklets to aid visitors in Braille and large print
Project sponsor(s)Town of BriançonSchedule2011SummaryCreation and publication of tactile booklet to help visitors to discover the fortified heritage of Vauban, intended for persons suffering from total or partial loss of sight.
The contract has been agreed with Braille & Culture
11 rue dela Petite Vitesse - 63260 AigueperseBriançon, stabilising the bedrock of the Fort des Têtes by injecting reinforced concrete
Project sponsor(s)Ministry of DefenceSchedule2011Brochure to discover the stronghold of Mont-Dauphin aimed at those 12-15 years
Project sponsor(s)Guillestrois CountySchedule2008SummaryIn the plan for the management, conservation and sustainable development of Mont-Dauphin, the development of the cultural offerings in general and educational efforts in particular, have been defined as the priority purpose.
The creation of a brochure intended for those aged 12-15 years, edited and...
Chantier de restauration de bénévoles internationaux, place forte de Mont-Louis
Project sponsor(s)Association CONCORDIA (maîtrise d’œuvre et d’ouvrage)Schedule6 semaines: deux chantiers de 3 semaines (10-31 juillet 2013 et 1-22 août 2013)SummaryRestauration de la calade (sol) de l’ancien lavoir de Mont-Louis et restauration des banquettes de tir de la citadelle militaire par une équipe de jeunes bénévoles internationaux.
Citadel of Arras, land management in the framework of the Urban Community redevelopment project
Project sponsor(s)Arras Urban CommunitySchedule2010-2030SummaryThe Citadel of Arras was transferred to the Arras Urban Community (CUA) in June 2010.
The Citadel was open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays only between 2 April and 16 October 2011 with access to a limited area around the parade ground.
However, the Citadel has been open to the public daily...
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