Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lorraine

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.

Caserne
57000 Metz

The Ney Barracks, a former 19th-century engineering barracks, is an emblematic military building in Metz, Lorraine. Its sculpted high reliefs and "U"-shaped architecture make it a notable historical heritage.

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.

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.

Fortification
57000 Metz

Metz's guard corps, an 18th-century neoclassical building located on Place d'Armes, was initially used to house soldiers guarding the town hall and Parliament. Today, it houses the city's tourism office.

Patrimoine défensif
57100 Thionville

Guentrange Fort, built in the early 20th century by Germany, is a fortified group located in Thionville (Moselle), integrating the Moselstellung defensive line between Metz and Thionville.

Forteresse
88330 Châtel-sur-Moselle

The fortress of Châtel-sur-Moselle, built from the 11th century and rebuilt until the 16th century, is a vast castle of 5 hectares located in the Vosges, in the Great East. Classified as a historical monument, it illustrates the evolution of medieval military techniques.

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.