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Casernes du Roc de Granville dans la Manche

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine militaire
Caserne
Manche

Casernes du Roc de Granville

    Rue Saint-Jean
    50400 Granville
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Crédit photo : Cyrilb1881 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1750
New city project
1758
Construction Bazeilles barracks
1780-1783
Construction of tank
1788
Completion of Genoa-Champagne barracks
18 février 1987
Registration Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Caserne Bazeilles (Case AT 296): entry by order of 18 February 1987; Casene Genoa-Champagne (building number 8): facades and roofs, as well as two interior staircases (Box AT 294): inscription by order of 18 February 1987

Key figures

Ingénieur Decaux - Project Designer Imagined the new city in 1750.

Origin and history

The barracks of Roc de Granville, located in the Channel in Normandy, are the remains of a military urban project designed in the 18th century. In 1750, engineer Decaux imagined a new town on the Roc, but only the Bazeilles barracks, built in 1758, remained today. This building embodies the initial, though limited, ambition to modernize Granville's defences under the Old Regime.

Between 1780 and 1783, a tank for the garrison was erected on the site. Its foundations then served as a base for a second barracks, completed in 1788 and named the Genoa-Champagne barracks. These buildings illustrate the evolution of military logistics needs on the eve of the French Revolution, while integrating into the urban landscape of Granvillias.

The two barracks, Bazeilles and Genoa-Champagne, have been partially protected since 1987 under the Historical Monuments. The first is inscribed in full, while the second is inscribed for its facades, roofs and two interior staircases. Their preservation demonstrates the heritage importance of this site, both military and urban, to the region.

Property shared between the commune of Granville and the state, these barracks also recall local and national power dynamics. Their location on the Roc, a strategic point overlooking the bay, underscores their historic defensive role, now complemented by a recognized heritage value.

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