Logo Musée du Patrimoine

All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

  2. Patrimoine
  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Alpes-Maritimes
  5. 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer

  6. Port of La Darse (buildings and infrastructure)

Port of La Darse (buildings and infrastructure) à Villefranche-sur-Mer dans les Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

Port of La Darse (buildings and infrastructure)


    06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Port de la Darse bâtiments et éléments dinfrastructure
Crédit photo : SombreSanglier - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1539
Creation of the Darse
1571-1579
Extension of port
1613
Free port status
1730
Form of galleys
1792
First French occupation
1991
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Mole, with the round path which he carries; Refit basin; basement of the former Dubois barracks, as well as the terraced garden that covers it; façades of the old ropework; building of the old forge; building of old galleries; Former chapel of the Lazaret (cad. AS 108, 110, 26, 197; maritime public domain): inscription by decree of 11 February 1991

Key figures

Emmanuel-Philibert - Duke of Savoie (1553-1580) Initiator of fortifications and arsenal.
Charles Emmanuel Ier - Duke of Savoie (1580-1630) Érige Villefranche in free port.
Charles Quint - Emperor of the Holy Empire Staying in the dock during the negotiations.
Dominique Tailliez - Oceanographer (1935-2008) Founder of ASPMV in 1995.

Origin and history

The darse of Villefranche-sur-Mer, located between Nice and Monaco, was from the 16th century the strategic port of the Duchy of Savoie, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia. His development began under Emmanuel-Philibert (1553-1580) to fight barbaric piracy, with the construction of a citadel (Saint Elme) and a first pier in 1539. The natural harbour, protected by cliffs, offered an ideal shelter for commercial and military fleets in the Mediterranean, serving as a relay between Genoa and Marseille.

In the 17th century, the port became a royal arsenal with the creation of dedicated infrastructures: the "form of the galleys" (1730), unique in the Mediterranean with its 62 meters covered basin, the ropery (1772) 165 meters long, and military vaults (1719) to store masts and oars. A mosque for Turkish galerians, built in 1725 at the end of the pier, was destroyed by a storm in 1773. The site also housed a lazaret (1669) for the quarantine, a prison hospital for 200 convicts (1769), and a forge overhanged by a typically Piedmontian spiral chimney.

The port reached its peak under the kings of Sardinia, with the construction of frigates like the San Vittorio (1776), gradually replacing the galleys. He was occupied by the Franco-Spanish (1744-1749) and then by the Revolutionaries (1792), and lost his military role after 1815. In the 19th century, the Darse hosted a Russian squadron and became a scientific place with the creation of the ocean observatory (1884). Ranked a Historic Monument in 1991, the site preserves unique remains: bronze rings with the arms of Savoy (1727), chapel of the galerians, and grilles with the coat of arms of the Order of Saints-Maurice and Lazare.

Today, the Darse combines heritage and modern activities: marina, traditional shipyards (Pasqui, Masnata), and base for underwater archaeological excavations. The Association for the Protection of Maritime Heritage of Villefranche (ASPMV, founded in 1995) values this historic place, where also remains wrecks like the Genoese caraque Lomellina (1516) or the Danish ship Santa Dorothea (1693).

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum