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Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Powder factory of Vauban in Grenoble
Arsenal
38100 Grenoble

The Vauban powder magazine, built in Grenoble at the end of the 17th century, is an old powder shop designed by Vauban to secure the city's defences. This historic monument, integrated into an administrative city, illustrates the military architecture of the time.
Castral site of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Castral site
74190 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

The castral site of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is a historical monument located in the municipality of the same name, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.
Agglomeration fortifications

15220 Marcolès

The fortifications of Marcolès, built in the 15th century in the Cantal, are a preserved medieval complex with two historic gates and a enclosure adapted to the local topography.
Roman walls and fortifications

42110 Feurs

The Roman walls and fortifications of Feurs, dating from the Gallo-Roman period and the 15th century, are a historical vestige located in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Montferrand Agglomeration Fortifications

63100 Clermont-Ferrand

The fortifications of Montferrand, built between the 12th and 16th centuries in Clermont-Ferrand, formed a medieval enclosure of 1,773 metres protecting the former rival Comtal city of Clermont. Classified in 2012, they retain 900 metres of ramparts and 13 towers.
Gallo-Roman fortifications

63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Gallo-Roman fortifications of Clermont-Ferrand, dated from Antiquity and the High Middle Ages, are an 11-metre high defensive rampart, located on Rue Boirot, protecting the city from barbaric invasions.
Rest of the old fortifications

63190 La Sauvetat

The remains of the ancient fortifications of La Sauvetat, dating from the 13th century, include a cylindrical tower and vestiges of enclosure, located in the heart of the village of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Fort de la Platte (Fort 2000)

73700 Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Fort de la Platte, also known as Fort 2000, is an alpine military structure from the last quarter of the 19th century, located at an altitude of 2000 m near Bourg-Saint-Maurice en Savoie, designed to monitor the upper Taraise.