Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the Finistère

Case
29900 Concarneau

The Hervo de Concarneau barracks, an old 16th-century chapel converted into barracks, is located in the closed town of Concarneau, Brittany. This historic monument bears witness to a rich architectural and functional evolution.

Fortification
29570 Roscanvel

The Cornouaille battery, built in the 17th and 19th centuries at Roscanvel (Bretagne), is a defensive military work designed by Vauban to protect the Brest gully. Ranked a historic monument in 2013, it illustrates the evolution of the French coastal fortifications.

Village
29690 La Feuillée

The fortified deserted village of Goarem-ar-Manec'h, located in La Feuillé in Brittany, is a mysterious historical site whose exact period remains undetermined, reflecting an ancient and preserved rural heritage.

Fortification of Vauban
29280 Plouzané

The Fort du Mengant, built at the end of the 17th century in Plouzané, Brittany, is a military work designed by Vauban to defend the Brest gully, combining high and low batteries.

Defensive heritage
29170 Fouesnant

Fort Cigogne, built in the 18th century on Cigogne Island in the archipelago of the Glénan (Fouesnant, Finistère), is a military work in granite, never completed, now classified as a historical monument and used by the sailing school Les Glénans.

Fortification
29570 Camaret-sur-Mer

The Défenses de la Pointe du Toulingualt, built in the 19th century at Camaret-sur-Mer (Bretagne), formed a coastal military complex including an artillery tower, batteries and a semaphore, protecting access to the Brest gully.

City closed
29900 Concarneau

The town of Concarneau is a fortified town of the 15th and 17th centuries, built on a rocky island in Brittany. This historic heart, surrounded by granite ramparts, bears witness to a rich military and maritime history.

Defensive heritage
29217 Plougonvelin

The fort of Bertheaume, built on an island of Finistère in Plougonvelin, is a coastal fortification designed by Vauban in 1689 to defend the harbour of Brest. Accessible by a bridge, it bears witness to a centuries-old military occupation.