Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Ille-et-Vilaine

35190 Bécherel

The fortified urban enclosure of Bécherel, built between the second half of the 14th and the first quarter of the 15th century, is a medieval semi-elliptic vestige of 500 meters in Brittany, integrating towers and courtines.

Fortified ensemble
35340 La Bouëxière

The fortified ensemble of Chevré, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, includes a Romanesque chapel, a medieval bridge and the ruins of a dungeon, located in La Bouëxière, Brittany. This site illustrates a preserved castral village, marked by feudal conflicts and historical commercial activity.

Fortification
35260 Cancale

The former Doles guard corps, built in the 17th century in Cancale (British), is a coastal military post typical of Vauban's defensive architecture, classified as a historical monument in 1955.

Defensive heritage
35350 Saint-Coulomb

The Guesclin Fort, built on an island near Saint-Coulomb in Ille-et-Vilaine, is an ancient castle transformed into a coastal fortification by Vauban in the 18th century, marked by a rich military and cultural history.

Defensive heritage
35400 Saint-Malo

Fort National, a 17th-century bastion in Saint-Malo, Brittany, is a military work designed by Vauban to defend the private city. Accessible at low tide, it embodies Louis XIV's defensive architecture.

Defensive heritage
35400 Saint-Malo

Fort du Petit Bé, built in the 17th century on an island near Saint-Malo, is a military work designed by Vauban to protect the city from British or Dutch maritime attacks.

Defensive heritage
35400 Saint-Malo

Fort de la Conchée, built by Vauban at the end of the 17th century on a rocky island near Saint-Malo, is a strategic military work designed to protect the city from British maritime attacks. This jewel of Breton defensive architecture, classified as a historical monument, illustrates the military genius of the time.

Defensive heritage
35800 Dinard

Harbour Island is a 17th-century fortified island located in Dinard, Brittany, home to a fort classified as a historic monument, a former element of the defensive system of Saint-Malo.