Projects

• 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

• 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

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 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...

Creation 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 Aigueperse

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...

• Number of inhabitants: 121 038 (INSEE census 2011)
• Area of the citadel: 11.2 ha
• Administrator subscribed: Citadel World heritage public body
• Number of agents: around 80 permanent and 50 temporary
• Number of visitors in 2013: 268,427; of which 60% are regional and 10% are foreign
• Annual budget...

The objective of the present project is to preserve and evaluate the whole of the remarkable heritage of theGuillestroisCountywhile focusing on the stronghold of Mont-Dauphin.

With the creation of a database, the project must be launched with the goal of establishing community circuits to discover...

Creation of circuits allowing the discovery of the heritage of the Guillestrois from the symbolic site of Mont-Dauphin.

The targeted objective is "the integration" of the stronghold within its area by linking present heritages and also its registration within a cross-border cultural network with...

This project follows a study on the improvement of access to the stronghold site. It must allow improved site access sustainably (bicycle and pedestrian). The purpose is to reclassify an existing community path and introduce visitors to the first elements of interpretation of cultural and natural...

• Area of the island: 28ha
• Ownership status: Coastline conservation authority
• OPerator: La Manche General Council
• Number of visitors (2013): 63 866
• Open to the general public: every day from 5 April to 5 October, more restricted the rest of the year
• Available accomodation: 35 rooms
• Amphibious...

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...

• Car park size: 3ha
• Contracting authority: Province of Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Design: Bureau Parklaan and Paul de Kort
• Built by: Bam Wegen
• Car park holds: 250 véhicules individuels, 2 cars, 100 vélos.

Innovations of Vauban, the first bastioned towers flanking a protective city wall were constructed in Besançon from 1687. The bastioned tower of Chamars was constructed on the rock, on the river bed, between 1687 and 1691. Following a restoration during the year 2008, it was opened to visitors for...