Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the East

Fortification
08230 Rocroi

The fortifications of Rocroi, built between the 16th and 19th centuries in the Ardennes, form a bastioned, star-shaped enclosure, a strategic symbol of the north-eastern border of France.

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.

Arsenal
67600 Sélestat

The Saint-Hilaire arsenal, built in the 16th century in Séletat (Great East), is a military building emblematic of the Alsatian heritage, mixing Renaissance architecture and Rhine defensive history. Now rehabilitated, it combines accommodation and culture.

Fortification
68230 Turckheim

Turckheim Guard, a 4th quarter building of the 16th and 18th centuries, is a historic monument located in Wickran Square in Turckheim, Upper Rhine, having served as a meeting place and prison.

Defensive heritage
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.

Defensive heritage
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.

War vestiges 14-18
51500 Puisieulx

Fort de la Pompelle, built between 1880 and 1883 near Reims, is a key military structure of the River Séré system. Located in Puisieulx in the East, he played a major role during the First World War.

Defensive heritage
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.