Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Franche-Comté

Patrimoine défensif
90200 Giromagny

Giromagny Fort, built between 1875 and 1879, is a military structure of the Séré de Rivières system located in Giromagny, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. He was one of the fortifications of the Haute Moselle.

Patrimoine défensif
25000 Besançon

Chaudanne Fort, built between 1841 and 1845 in Besançon, is a bastioned 19th-century fortification overlooking the city from Chaudanne Hill, incorporating an 18th-century bezel.

Patrimoine défensif
25300 La Cluse-et-Mijoux

The Lower Larmont Fort, built between 1845 and 1851 in La Cluse-et-Mijoux (Doubs), is a 19th-century military fort integrated with the defensive system of the Pontarlier Cluse, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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25300 La Cluse-et-Mijoux

Fort de Joux, built in the 13th century in La Cluse-et-Mijoux (Doubs), is an iconic military fortress, transformed into a state prison and modernized by Vauban and Joffre. A strategic symbol of the Jura, it dominates the road to Switzerland.

Patrimoine défensif
39220 Les Rousses

Fort des Rousses, a vast military structure of the Second Empire, dominates the commune of Rousses in the Jura. Built between 1843 and 1863, it is now used for cheese refining and tourist activities.

Fortification de Vauban
39110 Salins-les-Bains

Fort Saint-André is a 17th-century citadel in Salins-les-Bains (Jura), rebuilt by Vauban after 1674. Dominating the city at 604 m above sea level, this historic monument combines military architecture and Burgundy heritage.

Patrimoine défensif
90400 Meroux

Méroux is a military fort in reinforced concrete, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Méroux in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Last generation of fortifications before 1914.

Patrimoine défensif
90160 Bessoncourt

Fort Sénarmont is a polygonal military structure built between 1883 and 1886 in Bessoncourt, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, typical of the Séré de Rivières defensive system.