Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the English Channel

Fortification
50400 Granville

The guard corps of the Granville Pier, built in the 18th century, is a coastal military building located in the Channel, in Granville, Normandy, to monitor and defend the coasts.

50460 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The Fort de Querqueville, built in the 18th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, is a key military work of the Cherbourg artificial harbour, designed to defend the west pass and protect the ships in Normandy.

Caserne
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.

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.

Fours à boulets
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.

50110 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The Fort des Flamands, built in the 19th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, is a granite military work that forms part of the defensive system of the artificial rade, designed to protect the southern entrance and serve as a powder depot for the Navy.

Fortification
50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel

The fortifications of Mont-Saint-Michel, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, form a defensive urban enclosure girding the islet in Normandy, classified as historical monuments and UNESCO.

50480 Sainte-Mère-Église

Ravenoville's dread, built in the 17th century in Sainte-Mère-Église (Manche), is a former military work designed to protect the Cotentin from enemy landings under Louis XIV.