Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Franche-Comté

90300 Belfort

The fortified habitat of the Bois de la Miotte, located in Belfort (Belfort Territory), is an archaeological site dating from the Neolithic period, occupied until the age of the Final Bronze and listed as historical monuments in 1993.

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90380 Roppe

Roppe Fort, built between 1875 and 1877, is a military structure of the Séré de Rivières system located in Roppe, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, integrating the stronghold of Belfort.

90500 Beaucourt

The fortified habitat of Grammont, a neolithic archaeological site, extends over Beaucourt and Montbouton in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Occupied from the fifth to the first millennium BC, it bears witness to a continuous occupation from the Middle Neolithic to the Iron Age, with remains protecting an ancient camp.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.