Registration façade and roof 16 septembre 1933 (≈ 1933)
Protection by ministerial decree.
10 septembre 2019
Registration of pregnant remains
Registration of pregnant remains 10 septembre 2019 (≈ 2019)
Protection extension to ramparts and towers.
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 located at 7 quai Vauban in Besançon is a historic monument whose facade and roof, as well as the roadway and adjacent wharf, were inscribed by order of 16 September 1933. This building is associated with a wider defensive complex, including the Besançon Citadel and the remains of the urban enclosure, themselves protected by a decree of 10 September 2019. These architectural and military elements bear witness to the strategic importance of Besançon, a fortified city whose history is marked by successive defence systems, especially between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
The location of this house, close to ramparts and bastions such as those of Rivotte or Brégille, underscores its integration into an urban context shaped by centuries of fortifications. Protected remains include bastioned towers, 18th-century guard corps (such as Chamars), as well as glasses and buried ramparts, revealing the complexity of the city's defensive developments. These recent legal protections (2019) complement those of 1933, ensuring the preservation of both civilian and military heritage.
Besançon, capital of the Doubs department in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, has always occupied a key geographical position, between French influence and European proximity. Monuments such as this house, although less emblematic than the Citadelle, participate in collective memory by illustrating the daily life of a city whose urban planning was deeply marked by its military functions. Their conservation allows us to study the evolution of construction techniques and the adaptation of urban spaces to defence needs over the centuries.
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