Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lorraine

Patrimoine défensif
88300 Mont-lès-Neufchâteau

Bourlémont Fort, built between 1878 and 1881 at Mont-lès-Neufchâteau (Great East), is a military structure of the Séré de Rivières system, now transformed into a cultural and family tourist site.

Porte-de-ville
57430 Sarralbe

The fortifications of Sarralbe, built between the 15th and 16th centuries, protect the town of Sarralbe in Moselle. Classified as a historical monument, they bear witness to medieval and reborn defensive architecture.

Fortification
88240 Fontenoy-le-Château

The fortifications of Fontenoy-le-Château, built in the 15th century, are a medieval vestige located in the Vosges, in the Great East, including the Lombards Tower listed as a Historic Monument.

Site castral
57340 Haboudange

The Haboudange castral site, located in the municipality of the same name in Moselle, is a 13th century medieval castle transformed into a seigneurial residence in the 16th century, typical of Lorraine.

École
57000 Metz

The School of Artillery and Engineering of Metz, founded in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, is a former military school located in the Abbey of St. Arnould in Metz (Great East).

Caserne
57000 Metz

The Cloître barracks, built in the 17th century in Metz, was an infantry barracks on Chambière Island, now replaced by Fabert High School. Its Louis XIII gates are classified as historical monuments.

55300 Lacroix-sur-Meuse

The former Troyon Fort, built in late 19th-early 20th century in Lacroix-sur-Meuse (Meuse), is a key military work of the River Séré system, having played a decisive role in the First World War.

Fortification
57400 Sarrebourg

The fortifications of Sarrebourg, built in the 13th century in the city of Moscow, are a medieval vestige composed of towers and ramparts partially classified as historical monuments.