Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Lower Normandy

Fortification
50250 Doville

The Doville Guard, a 17th-century military building, dominates Mount Doville in Normandy. A vestige of Cotentin's coastal defence under the Old Regime, it is classified as a historical monument.

Fortification
50430 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay

The guard corps of Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, a 17th century fortified building transformed into a chapel, is a vestige of the coastal defence of Cotentin, located on a rocky promontory near the hamlet of La Gavérie, in the English Channel.

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.

Patrimoine défensif
50440 Saint-Germain-des-Vaux

Fort Saint-Martin is a historic monument located in Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, Normandy. Its exact period of construction remains undetermined, but it bears witness to the local heritage.

50460 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The Fort de Querqueville, built in the 18th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, is a key military work of the Cherbourg artificial harbour, designed to defend the west pass and protect the ships in Normandy.

50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The artillery battery of the Roule, built in the 20th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Normandy), is a German underground ensemble integrated into the Atlantic Wall, dominating the harbour and the city from the Roule Mountain.

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.

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.