End of Spanish occupation 1637 (≈ 1637)
The Spaniards left Île Sainte-Marguerite.
1860
Nice County Annexation
Nice County Annexation 1860 (≈ 1860)
France Annex Nice, making defences obsolete.
1862
Construction of guard corps
Construction of guard corps 1862 (≈ 1862)
1846 model used for battery.
1876
Proposal for decommissioning
Proposal for decommissioning 1876 (≈ 1876)
The battery becomes less strategic.
1889
Actual decommissioning
Actual decommissioning 1889 (≈ 1889)
End of his main military role.
1933
Registration historical monument
Registration historical monument 1933 (≈ 1933)
Official site protection.
1939-1945
German reuse
German reuse 1939-1945 (≈ 1942)
Casemates added during World War II.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The battery: inscription by decree of 6 June 1933
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Origin and history
The Convention battery is a military building built on Île Sainte-Marguerite in Cannes Bay. It is one of the fortifications built to defend the French Mediterranean coast. Its origin dates back to an earlier Spanish occupation, but its current structure dates from the 19th century, with a guard corps built in 1862 according to the model of 1846, using terracotta bricks for niches and braces.
During the wars of the Revolution and the Empire, the site was already occupied by a battery, but it is under the Second Empire that the current battery takes shape. The annexation of Nice County to France in 1860 gradually made the coastal defences to the west of the Var obsolete, leading to the decommissioning of the battery in 1889, after a proposal to this effect in 1876.
During the Second World War, German troops installed two casemates armed with 75 mm guns, reusing the site for military purposes. The battery has been protected as historical monuments since 6 June 1933, recognizing its heritage and architectural importance.
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