Projects

• 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

SAFETY 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...

The 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.

The 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...

A 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...

Restauration 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.

As part of the Contract for the State Regional Projects for the period 2007-2013 and the plan for the management, preservation, and sustainable development of the town ofBesançon, as voted for in July 2007 by the municipal council, the fortifications of Vauban have been chosen to benefit from a...

Renovation of a monument dating from the late 14th century and creation of a new cultural facility.

The Campana barracks, the first in Mont-Dauphin built in 1695, consisted of seven modules on each of its two levels. It could therefore house 672 soldiers.

Initially the property of the Defence State, it was rented to the Mont-Dauphin town council from 1981. The latter then undertook the creation...

Building with earth to adapt to unstable terrain
A vital part of the defensive triptych designed by Vauban to enclose the Gironde (together with the Blaye citadel and fort Pâté), fort Médoc, comprising a grassed earth enclosure backing onto the estuary, is built upon marshy land bordering the...

2009 - Phillipe Prost Study

2012 - guideline plan

2012 - archaeological survey

2013 -2023 –work carried out

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...

English Heritage, owner of 400 sites in the United Kingdom, has an active volunteering policy. In fact, heritage preservation relies only partially on public funds and very strongly on driving forces led by volunteers. In 2012-2013, more than 1,000 volunteers carried out 62,000 hours of work, broken...

In May 2014, a new multimedia show was inaugurated at the Saint-Étienne chapel. 300° projections of historical documents, spectacular real-life views and computer-generated images, completed by an actor and sound effects, offer visitors a unique 14-minute experience for understanding the history of...

Redevelopment of the parade ground to enhance a historic part of the town and revitalise an area for day to day use. Reconstruction of the stone walls of the well to Vauban’s original design. Restoration of the parade ground-  demolition – site preparation; repairs – cleaning; access; drainage...