Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the Rhône-Alpes

Patrimoine défensif
73480 Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis

Fort de Ronce is a historic monument located in Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

Éperon barré
38118 Annoisin-Chatelans

The barred spur of Hières-sur-Amby, also called Larina, is a 21-hectare archaeological site located in Annoisin-Chatelans (Isère), occupied by the Bronze Age in the early Middle Ages, dominated by a 950-m rampart and classified as a historical monument since 1983.

Patrimoine défensif
73480 Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis

The Fort de Malamot is a military monument located in Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its exact history and construction period remain undetermined.

42110 Feurs

The Roman walls and fortifications of Feurs, dating from the Gallo-Roman period and the 15th century, are a historical vestige located in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Arsenal
38100 Grenoble

The Vauban powder magazine, built in Grenoble at the end of the 17th century, is an old powder shop designed by Vauban to secure the city's defences. This historic monument, integrated into an administrative city, illustrates the military architecture of the time.

Fortification de Vauban
38100 Grenoble

The Fort de la Bastille, built in the 19th century in Grenoble, is a military structure that dominates the city of 264 metres, offering an exceptional panorama of the Alps and a rich historical heritage.

Patrimoine défensif
01200 Léaz

The fort l'Écluse, built in the 13th century in Léaz (Ain), is a strategic military ensemble controlling the Rhône parade, redesigned in the 16th–12th centuries. A listed site, it combines medieval remains and modern architectures.

Barrière de l'Esseillon
73500 Avrieux

The Marie-Thérèse dread, built in the 19th century in Avrieux en Savoie, is a Sardinian fortification in the form of a horse-drawn iron forming part of the barrier of the Esseillon, designed to protect the Kingdom of Sardinia.