Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the East

Patrimoine défensif
88390 Uxegney

The Fort of Bois-l'Abbé, built at the end of the 19th century in Uxegney (Great East), is a military work Séré de Rivières integrated into the stronghold of Épinal, exemplary for its preserved architecture and original equipment.

Patrimoine défensif
88300 Mont-lès-Neufchâteau

Bourlémont Fort, built between 1878 and 1881 at Mont-lès-Neufchâteau (Great East), is a military structure of the Séré de Rivières system, now transformed into a cultural and family tourist site.

Fortification
67160 Wissembourg

The fortifications of Wissembourg, built from the 13th century and rebuilt in the 18th century, are a medieval complex partially preserved in the Lower Rhine, including a rounded enclosure and the Schartenturm tower, symbol of Alsatian defensive history.

Fortification
52150 Outremécourt

The Mothe-en-Bassigny, an ancient 13th century Lorrain citadel located in Outremecourt in the Great East, was a major stronghold razed in 1645 after historic seats.

67207 Niederhausbergen

The Saint-Sava Chapel, located in the former Fort Foch (ex-Kronprinz) in Niederhausbergen (Great East), is a 19th-century building decorated with frescoes by Yugoslav prisoners in 1944, now integrated into a faculty of primatology.

Patrimoine défensif
67116 Reichstett

Fort Rapp, formerly fort Moltke, is a 19th-century military structure located in Reichstett (Great East), part of the fortified belt of Strasbourg. Built in Vosges sandstone, this dry ditch Biehler fort spans 4.5 hectares.

Patrimoine défensif
57070 Metz

The Fort de Queuleu, built between 1868 and 1870 in Metz, is an emblematic military structure of the city's first fortified belt. Transformed into a Nazi internment camp during the Second World War, it is today a place of memory dedicated to the Resistance and Deportation.

Caserne
57000 Metz

The Cloître barracks, built in the 17th century in Metz, was an infantry barracks on Chambière Island, now replaced by Fabert High School. Its Louis XIII gates are classified as historical monuments.