Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the East

Fortification
68970 Guémar

The fortifications of Guémar, built in the 14th and 18th centuries, are a medieval defensive complex located in Guémar in the Upper Rhine, including a enclosure, towers and the High Gate, classified as a historical monument since 1932.

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.

Patrimoine défensif
57100 Thionville

Guentrange Fort, built in the early 20th century by Germany, is a fortified group located in Thionville (Moselle), integrating the Moselstellung defensive line between Metz and Thionville.

Patrimoine défensif
52600 Chalindrey

Fort Vercingétorix de Cognelot, built in the 19th century near Chalindrey (Great East), is a military structure of the Séré de Rivières system, designed to defend the region's strategic railway node.

Fort
08600 Givet

Charlemont Fort, built in the 16th century at Givet (Great East), is a bastioned fortress overlooking the Meuse, marked by changes in the 17th and 19th centuries under Vauban and Séré de Rivières.

Fortification
68000 Colmar

Colmar's guard corps, a 16th century Renaissance Rhine building, stands in the Cathedral Square. Former town hall transformed into a municipal building, it houses a medieval ossuary crypt and a historic loggia.

Fortification
67310 Westhoffen

The fortifications of Westhoffen, built in the 14th century in the Lower Rhine, form a remarkable medieval complex with towers, courtines and ditches partially preserved in the Alsatian Great East.

Fortification
08600 Givet

The fortifications of Givet, built between the 16th and 18th centuries, form a vauban defensive complex located in the Ardennes, historically blocking the tracks along the Meuse.