In turn domain of the bishops of Liege, then territory of the empire of Charles V, Givet became French under the reign of Louis XIV. Last rampart towards the enemy territories, the town of Givet has...
At the confluence of two valleys, the Viroin and the Meuse, Vireux-Molhain has always occupied a strategic place for the military control of the region. As early as the 3rd century, the Romans set up...
Medieval settlement of one barony out of the 12 that existed in the Rouergue, it is today a protected site in the Aveyron : you will be amazed by this hamlet and its castle overlooking the Lézert...
Classified as Historic Monument, its fortified church will surprise you with its stature, & the village with its balance between nature & the charm of its old stones!
The fortress of Montrond (classified as a Historic Monument since 1988), owned by the City of Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher), is the only bastioned fortification built in central France.
Its origins date...
Intermediate infantry fortification dug out of the rock towards 1890, it marks the change with forts built between 1874 and 1885 (smaller and more compact) and introduces the type of layout to be used...
The castle of Decize was built in the 12th and 13th centuries for the counts of Nevers. It was primarily a citadel, which protected the passage over the Loire.
Modified and enlarged several times, in...
A former hunting lodge of the Grand Condé, this fortified farm (ISMH) overlooking the Revinson valley has preserved its 15th century features: the guard room with a bread oven and a large fireplace, a...
Geography & environment :
Situated at an altitude of 1150 m, in the heart of the village of Les Rousses and the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park, the Fort des Rousses is the 2nd largest fortress in...
