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Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Retrouvez les 19 forts, fortifications, arsenals of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region recensés par Musée du Patrimoine de France.
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Old Bourg de L'Accommodation-Clémenciat
Fortification
01400 L'Abergement-Clémenciat

The Old Bourg de L'Accommodation-Clémenciat is a 14th century medieval fortified site, located in the Ain, dominated by the ruins of a castle and a castral motte surrounded by ditches and a brick enclosure.
Fort du Mûrier
Patrimoine défensif
38610 Gières

The Fort du Mûrier, built in the 19th century at Gières (Isère), is a Séré de Rivières fortification integrated with the Grenoble defensive belt, culminating at 420 metres above sea level.
Bastide de Gironville à Ambronay
Motte castrale
01500 Ambronay

The bastide of Gironville, or Fort Sarrazin, is a 14th century fortified house located in Ambronay (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as a historical monument. It was built to bar the Ain plain during conflicts between Savoy and Dauphiné.
Fort Charles-Félix
Barrière de l'Esseillon
73500 Aussois

Fort Charles-Félix, built in the 19th century in Aussois en Savoie, is part of the Esseillon barrier, a fortified Sardinian complex designed to defend the Maurienne valley against French invasions.
Fortin de Rancé de Genay
Fortin
69730 Genay

The fort of Rancé is a medieval castle from the 13th and 14th centuries located in Genay, in the Rhone, inscribed with historical monuments since 1947.
Heers-sur-Amby barred spur
Éperon barré
38118 Annoisin-Chatelans

The barred spur of Hières-sur-Amby, also called Larina, is a 21-hectare archaeological site located in Annoisin-Chatelans (Isère), occupied by the Bronze Age in the early Middle Ages, dominated by a 950-m rampart and classified as a historical monument since 1983.
Redoute Marie-Thérèse
Barrière de l'Esseillon
73500 Avrieux

The Marie-Thérèse dread, built in the 19th century in Avrieux en Savoie, is a Sardinian fortification in the form of a horse-drawn iron forming part of the barrier of the Esseillon, designed to protect the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Fort Barraux
Fortification de Vauban
38530 Barraux

The Fort Barraux, built at the end of the 16th century in Barraux en Isère, is a rare example of a strong alpine bastion, rebuilt by Vauban and marked by its military and prison role until the 20th century.