Forts, fortifications, arsenals in New Aquitaine

Forteresse
16560 Villejoubert

The Castrum d'Andone, located in Villejoubert, Charente, is a carolingian fortified complex of the 10th–11th century, witness to the transition between open aristocratic residences and medieval castles. Ranked Historic Monument in 1986, it dominates the plain near the Boixe forest.

Tour
24510 Val de Louyre et Caudeau

The remains of the tower of Saint-Alvere, built in the 13th century in Val de Louyre and Caudeau (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), are the remains of a feudal castle dominated by a circular defensive tower, now partially eclipsed and classified as a historical monument.

Fortification de Vauban
17560 Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

Fort Louvois, built at the end of the 17th century in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in Charente-Maritime, is a maritime horse-iron fortress protecting the Rochefort arsenal, classified as a historic monument since 1929.

Patrimoine défensif
17123 Île-d'Aix

Fort Liedot, built in the 19th century on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime, is a semi-entered Napoleonic fortification, classified as a historical monument since 1995. A symbol of military engineering, he served as a prison and a holiday colony.

Fortification de Vauban
64100 Bayonne

The Fort du Réduit, a former military work designed by Vauban in the 17th century, was located in Bayonne in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Today partially disappeared, its remains have been classified as historical monuments since 2013.

Redoute
64310 Sare

The cut-off camp of Mouiz, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Sare, New Aquitaine, is a star fortification intended to defend the Western Pyrenees. He was integrated into the Rhune dread network and played a key role in the Napoleonic wars in 1813.

Fortification de Vauban
17630 La Flotte

The Fort de la Prée, built in the 17th century on the island of Ré at La Flotte, is a star-shaped square with four bastions, a witness to maritime conflicts and military evolutions until the 19th century.

Patrimoine défensif
17123 Île-d'Aix

Fort Boyard, built in the 19th century on a sand bank between the island of Aix and the island of Oléron, is an emblematic maritime fortification of Charente-Maritime, transformed into a prison and became famous thanks to an international television game.