Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lower Normandy

50440 La Hague

The Auderville-la-Roche coastal artillery battery, built in the 1940s in La Hague, is a German military vestige of World War II, integrated into the Atlantic Wall with 24 defensive structures.

50120 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The dread of the Couplets is a military building from the 1st quarter of the 19th century, located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Normandy), a witness to the fortifications of the Place de Cherbourg.

Patrimoine défensif
50840 Fermanville

The Fort du Cap Lévi, built in the 19th century in Fermanville, Normandy, is an ancient Napoleonic military work overlooking the district of Cherbourg, now transformed into a residence and open to the public.

50480 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

The dread of Audouville, built at the end of the 17th century in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in Normandy, is a military work designed to protect the Cotentin from enemy landings, with its ditches still in water today.

50480 Sainte-Mère-Église

Ravenoville's dread, built in the 17th century in Sainte-Mère-Église (Manche), is a former military work designed to protect the Cotentin from enemy landings under Louis XIV.

Fortification
50300 Avranches

The fortifications of Avranches, built in the 13th century, are a medieval defensive system protecting the old town, located in the Manche in Normandy.

50440 La Hague

Alderville-Laye's coastal artillery battery, built in the 1940s in La Hague, is a German military vestige of World War II, equipped with long-range marine guns.

14270 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge

The Manor House of Écajeul, also known as the Fort de Basseville, is a 16th century residence located in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge, Normandy. This historic monument combines stone and half-timbered architecture, with a polygonal turret and a trilobed lucarn.