Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the Var

83000 Toulon

Fort Saint-Louis, built in the 17th century in Toulon in the Var, is a cannon tower designed to defend the harbour against pirates, then modernized under Louis XIV by Vauban and Niquet.

Fortification
83400 Hyères

The Médes battery, built in the 18th and 19th centuries on the island of Porquerolles (Hyères), is a coastal fortification protecting the Toulon harbour, classified as a historic monument in 1989.

Patrimoine défensif
83230 Bormes-les-Mimosas

The fort of Brégançon, a 17th century French presidential residence, is a military building transformed into an official resort, located on a rocky island in Bormes-les-Mimosas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Patrimoine défensif
83400 Hyères

The fort of the Moulin, built in the 16th and 17th centuries on the island of Port-Cros (Hyères), is a military structure transformed several times, now integrated into the National Park of Port-Cros.

Porte-de-ville
83200 Toulon

The Malbousquet Gate, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century in Toulon, is a military work inscribed in historical monuments, including bastions and guard corps.

Patrimoine défensif
83400 Hyères

Fort de l'Estissac, built in the 17th century on the island of Port-Cros (Hyères), is a defensive military work against Spanish threats, now open to the public and integrated into the national park.

Patrimoine défensif
83140 Six-Fours-les-Plages

Six Fours Fort, built at the end of the 19th century at Six-Fours-les-Plages (Var), is a pentagonal military structure of the Séré de Rivières system, combining land and coastal defences for 1,000 men.

83400 Hyères

The fort of La Vigie, built in 1812-1813 on the island of Port-Cros (Hyères), is a 19th-century military work designed according to a tenacious plan, culminating at 199 meters altitude.