Execution of Degueldre 6 juillet 1962 (≈ 1962)
Last shot for the OAS (Château-Royal).
11 mars 1963
Execution of Bastien-Thiry
Execution of Bastien-Thiry 11 mars 1963 (≈ 1963)
Attack on de Gaulle, last shot.
1991
Classification of gardens
Classification of gardens 1991 (≈ 1991)
Sensitive natural space (Val-de-Marne).
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
François Nicolas Benoît Haxo - Military engineer
Author of the fort's plans.
Roger Degueldre - OAS Officer
Shot at the fort in 1962.
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry - Officer and attacker
Rocketed in 1963, last in France.
Origin and history
Ivry Fort is one of the sixteen forts detached from Thiers' compound, designed to defend Paris in the 19th century. Located 3.9 km south of the granting wall, on the plateau of Ivry between the Bièvre and Seine valleys, it was built from 1841 to 1846 under Louis-Philippe. His plans were designed by military engineer François Nicolas Benoît Haxo, and his interior area is 0.10 km2. After the 1870 war, changes were made to strengthen the defence of the capital.
In the 20th century, the fort became a place of execution for death row prisoners linked to the OAS. In 1962 and 1963, two officers were shot: Roger Degueldre (for the assassination of Château-Royal) and Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry (for his attempts against Charles de Gaulle). These executions marked the end of the shootings in France, making the fort a symbol of this troubled period.
Since 1946, the fort has been owned by the Ministry of Defence and houses the Defence Communications and Audiovisual Production Establishment (ECPAD). Its ditches, transformed into 250 workers' gardens on 7.5 hectares, are managed by a local association. Classified as a sensitive natural area by Val-de-Marne in 1991, these gardens illustrate the heritage conversion of the site, combining military history and civic use.
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