Logo Musée du Patrimoine

All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

Castles and Military Heritage Religious heritage Industrial heritage Heritage of cities Archaeological heritage Museums Attractions and tourist attractions The most beautiful villages The most beautiful monuments in France

Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the English Channel

Retrouvez les 12 Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the English Channel recensés par Musée du Patrimoine de France.
Nous proposons également plusieurs hébergements dans la Manche
Département

Sélection de 8 forts, fortifications and arsenals sur 12 dans la Manche

Artillery battery of the Roller

50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The artillery battery of the Roule, built in the 20th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Normandy), is a German underground ensemble integrated into the Atlantic Wall, dominating the harbour and the city from the Roule Mountain.
Old dread of the Couples

50120 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The dread of the Couplets is a military building from the 1st quarter of the 19th century, located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Normandy), a witness to the fortifications of the Place de Cherbourg.
Coastal artillery battery

50310 Azeville

The Azeville battery, built in the 1940s, is a German vestige of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy, transformed into a museum. Located near Utah Beach, it illustrates the military architecture of World War II.
Hague-Dick in Beaumont-Hague
Fortification
50440 Beaumont-Hague

The Hague-Dick site in Beaumont-Hague, Normandy, is a historic monument dating from the Protohistory and the Middle Ages, classified for its protected plots since 1988.
Roofing oven at the Pointe du Roc in Granville
Balloon ovens
50400 Granville

The bougir des boulets de la pointe du Roc, built in the 18th century in Granville, Normandy, is a historic military building linked to coastal defence. This casemate lamp furnace illustrates the military architecture of the time.
Casernes du Roc de Granville
Case
50400 Granville

The barracks of Roc de Granville, built in the 18th century, form an emblematic military ensemble of the city, demonstrating an ambitious urban project on this Norman strategic site.
Fortifications of Avranches
Fortification
50300 Avranches

The fortifications of Avranches, built in the 13th century, are a medieval defensive system protecting the old town, located in the Manche in Normandy.
Fort Saint-Martin
Defensive heritage
50440 Saint-Germain-des-Vaux

Fort Saint-Martin is a historic monument located in Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, Normandy. Its exact period of construction remains undetermined, but it bears witness to the local heritage.