Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Aquitaine

64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

The Napoleonic dread of Ibarartéa, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, is a military work that witnessed Franco-Spanish tensions during the Empire.

Patrimoine défensif
33390 Blaye

Fort Paté, built in the 17th century on an island in the Gironde estuary in Blaye, is an oval military work designed by Vauban to protect Bordeaux. Integrated into UNESCO's world heritage, it complements Blaye's citadel and Fort Médoc.

64310 Sare

The Suhamendi dread, also known as Zuharamendy, is a military fortification in the 18th-18th century in Sare (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), on the heights of the Rhune, in the French-Spanish defensive apparatus.

64390 Sauveterre-de-Béarn

The Arsenal de Sauveterre-de-Béarn, built in the 15th century in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, is a historic monument whose door has been classified since 1937.

64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

The dread of Kamietako-Borda, known as Harismendi, is a military work from the 1st quarter of the 19th century located in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, bearing witness to the French-Spanish border defences.

Fortification
64100 Bayonne

The Bayonne fortifications are a historical defensive complex located in the town of Bayonne, New Aquitaine. Their exact origin and construction period remain undetermined.

64430 Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

The protohistoric fortifications of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, are a barred spur dating from the Protohistory, shared with Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa.

64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

Hergaray's dread, built in the 1st quarter of the 19th century in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, is a military work that witnessed Franco-Spanish conflicts under Napoleon.