Registration façade and roof 16 septembre 1933 (≈ 1933)
Protection by initial ministerial order.
10 septembre 2019
Extension of urban enclosure protection
Extension of urban enclosure protection 10 septembre 2019 (≈ 2019)
New vestiges and classified guard corps.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facade and roof, as well as the pavement and wharf: inscription by decree of 16 September 1933; The following parts of the urban enclosure: the buried remains of the counterscarp of the bastioned tower of Rivotte located on Parcel 58 (section DK), the remains of the rampart, even those buried, between the bastioned tower of the Rivotte and the bastioned tower of Brégille, located on Parcel No. 11 (section AK), the part of the rampart between the bastion of the mill Saint-Paul and the remains of the bastioned tower of Saint-Pierre, located on Parcel No. 22 (section CX), on Parcel No. 16 and 67 (section AH), the remains of the bastioned tower of Saint-Pierre, located on Parcel No. 29 (section AE), the buried remains of the bezel of Bregille, located on Parcel No. 109 (section CX), the corps de guard est de Chamars du XVIIIe siècle, situé 2 avenue de la Gare d
Origin and history
The house at 32 quai Vauban in Besançon is a historic monument whose facade and roof, as well as the adjacent pavement and wharf, were inscribed by ministerial decree on 16 September 1933. This building is closely associated with the city's urban enclosure, which is itself partially classified, especially for its remains of ramparts and bastioned towers dating from successive defensive periods. The precise location, although noted as "passable" (level 5/10), places this monument in a strategic area of Besançon, close to the Citadelle, another emblematic building of the city.
In 2019, a new decree extended protection to additional elements of the urban enclosure, including buried remains and 18th and 19th century guard bodies. These successive protections underline the heritage importance of this sector, marked by superimposed military and urban developments. The house of the Quai Vauban is thus part of a wider defensive complex, reflecting the evolution of the fortifications of Besançon, a strategic city on the eastern border of France.
Available sources, including the Merimée and Monumentum database, confirm the exact address (32 or 36 quai Vauban) and the Insee code of the municipality (25056), attached to the Doubs department in Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. No information is provided on opening to the public, visiting, or possible contemporary reuse (rent, guest rooms). Emphasis is placed on the architectural and historical value of the site, without specifying its current use or accessibility.
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