Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lower Normandy

Fortification
50400 Granville

The guard corps of the Granville Pier, built in the 18th century, is a coastal military building located in the Channel, in Granville, Normandy, to monitor and defend the coasts.

Ville close
61130 Bellême

The closed town of Bellême, located in the Orne in Normandy, is an ancient medieval fortification of the eleventh century, marked by its 15th century porch and remains of ramparts, witness to its strategic and commercial past.

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.

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-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.

Redoute
14810 Merville-Franceville-Plage

The dread of Merville, built in 1779 under Louis XVI, is a semi-entered coastal fortress located at Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados), designed to defend the mouth of the Orne against English incursions.

Fortification
50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel

The fortifications of Mont-Saint-Michel, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, form a defensive urban enclosure girding the islet in Normandy, classified as historical monuments and UNESCO.

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.