Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lorraine

Case
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.

School
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).

Defensive heritage
88390 Uxegney

The Fort of Bois-l'Abbé, built at the end of the 19th century in Uxegney (Great East), is a military work Séré de Rivières integrated into the stronghold of Épinal, exemplary for its preserved architecture and original equipment.

Defensive heritage
88390 Uxegney

Uxegney Fort, built between 1882 and 1914 at Uxegney (Great East), is an emblematic example of the Séré River fortifications, equipped with original weapons such as a 155 mm still functional Galopin turret.

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.

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.

Castral site
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.

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.