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  5. 22750 Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer

  6. Tower of the Hebihens of Saint-Jacut

 Tower of the Hebihens of Saint-Jacut à Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer en Côtes-d'Armor

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Tour
Côtes-dArmor

Tower of the Hebihens of Saint-Jacut

    90 Boulevard du Rougeret
    22750 Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer
Private property
Museums of France
All dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions of France
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Tour des Hébihens de Saint-Jacut
Crédit photo : Thor19 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1693
Anglo-Holland attack
août 1695
Plans prepared by Garengeau
juillet 1695
Recovery of guns
juillet 1697
Completion of the tower
1758
Point battery
15 juillet 2010
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The tower in its entirety, namely the tower itself and its entrance courtyard surrounded by defence walls (cf. A 26): registration by order of 15 July 2010

Key figures

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban - Military engineer Order the construction of the tower.
Garangeau (ou Garengeau) - Engineer and contractor Prepared the plans in 1695.
Louis du Breil, comte de Pontbriand - Financer and Coast Guard Captain Finance the tower and get the guns.

Origin and history

The Hebihen tower of Saint-Jacut is an observation and artillery tower built between 1694 and 1697 on the island of Hebihens, near Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer. Commanded by Vauban after the Anglo-Holland attack of 1693 on Saint-Malo, it aimed to strengthen the defence of the port. His plans, drawn up in August 1695 by the engineer Garengeau, were inspired by the towers of Tatihou and fort de la Hougue, with a truncated granite and sandstone structure, culminating at 18 meters.

Funded by Louis du Breil, Count of Pontbriand and Captain General Coast Guard, the tower was completed in July 1697 after three construction campaigns. It initially housed four cannons, recovered in 1695 by Pontbriand on an English gallot during an attack. In 1758, a nearby battery (now destroyed) completed the device with two pieces of artillery. The tower, classified as a Historic Monument in 2010, remains a remarkable example of Vauban's military architecture in Brittany.

The tower is distinguished by its integrated screw staircase in a smaller secondary tower, a characteristic of the fortifications of the time. Built to monitor the coast between the Rance and the Arguenon, it illustrates the adaptation of defensive strategies after the 17th century maritime conflicts. Its state of conservation and authenticity make it a key testimony of the Breton military heritage, linked to Vauban's engineering and the history of the local Coast Guard.

External links

Page Monumentum