Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the English Channel

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.

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.

Fortification
50430 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay

The guard corps of Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, a 17th century fortified building transformed into a chapel, is a vestige of the coastal defence of Cotentin, located on a rocky promontory near the hamlet of La Gavérie, in the English Channel.

Patrimoine défensif
50840 Fermanville

The Fort du Cap Lévi, built in the 19th century in Fermanville, Normandy, is an ancient Napoleonic military work overlooking the district of Cherbourg, now transformed into a residence and open to the public.

Patrimoine défensif
50550 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

The Hougue and Tatihou forts, built in the 17th century at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy, form a defensive military ensemble designed by Vauban to protect the bay from English intrusions. Classified at UNESCO, they illustrate maritime military architecture.

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.

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.

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.