Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lorraine

Patrimoine défensif
57070 Metz

The Fort de Queuleu, built between 1868 and 1870 in Metz, is an emblematic military structure of the city's first fortified belt. Transformed into a Nazi internment camp during the Second World War, it is today a place of memory dedicated to the Resistance and Deportation.

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
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.

Patrimoine défensif
57410 Siersthal

The Simserhof, built between 1929 and 1936 in Siersthal (Moselle), is an imposing artillery fort of the Maginot line, now an iconic tourist site of the 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.

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.

Fortification
57630 Marsal

The fortifications of Marsal, built in the 17th century in the marshy plain of La Seille en Moselle, are a bastioned ensemble designed by Vauban to protect this ancient Lorraine salt town. Integrated into the Lorraine Regional Nature Park, they reflect a strategic and industrial past marked by the exploitation of salt since ancient times.

Fortification de Vauban
54200 Toul

The Toul fortifications, designed by Vauban at the end of the 17th century, form a major defensive complex located in Toul in the Great East, partially classified as a historical monument since 1941.