Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Occitanie

Defensive heritage
30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Fort Saint-André is a 14th century medieval fortified enclosure in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, overlooking the Rhône and Avignon. Royal military masterpiece, he protected the border of the kingdom against the Papal States.

Fortress
66600 Salses-le-Château

The Salses fortress, built between 1497 and 1503 in Salses-le-Château (Occitanie), is a military masterpiece of transition between medieval castle and bastioned fortification, built by Spanish Catholic kings to control the border between France and Catalonia.

Fortification
12230 La Cavalerie

The fortifications of La Cavalerie, built in the 15th century on the Larzac, form a quadrangular enclosure with round towers and fortified gate, in the Aveyron village of La Cavalerie in Occitanie.

Fortification of Vauban
66480 Le Perthus

Bellegarde Fort, built in the 17th century in Le Perthus (Occitanie), is a pentagonal fortress designed by Vauban to control the strategic pass of the Pyrénées-Orientales.

Defensive heritage
66190 Collioure

Fort Dugommier is a mid-19th century military structure in Collioure (Pyrénées-Orientales), built between 1844 and 1852 for coastal defence.

Fortification of Vauban
66230 Prats-de-mollo-la-preste

Fort Lagarde, a 17th century bastion citadel in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (Occitanie), dominates the Tech Valley and illustrates Vauban's military architecture to secure the Franco-Spanish border after 1659.

Fortification of Vauban
66190 Collioure

Fort Saint-Elme, built between 1538 and 1552 in Collioure (Occitanie), is a star fortress built on an 8th century Moorish tower, modernized by Vauban in the 17th century to defend the Vermeille Coast.

Strong
30100 Alès

Fort Vauban d'Alès, built in the 17th century on the Roque Hill, is a U-shaped military structure, overlooking the town of Alès in Occitanie. Inspired by the fortifications of Vauban, he served as barracks and prison.