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...
Among the horrors that the Sedanese endured during the three successive occupations of the Ardennes by the enemy, the internment camp that the Germans operated from January 1917 to November 1918 in...
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...
La Moncelle, a modest seigniory dating back to the 12th century, changed hands several times before entering the Principality of Sedan and becoming one of the country houses of La Marck and La Tour d...
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...
The Fort de Leveau museum is dedicated to the First World War. From local history to a more global vision of the conflict, you will discover the daily life of the soldiers and the living conditions of...
The castle, built in the 12th century by Hugues de Maligny, was by the importance of its fortifications a powerful regional stronghold. The Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion seriously...
La perte de l'Alsace et de la Lorraine conduit la France à réorganiser son système défensif. Le fort appartient à ce nouveau dispositif. Elevé sur le Mont-Vaudois à 436 mètres d'altitude, le fort...
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...
Visit of the dungeon of the castle dating from the middle of the XIVth century. Presentation of the interior and exterior with traces of fortifications and ramparts. Listed in the supplementary...
Accessible from the hamlet of Boutavent (in the Commune of Vescles), the Château d'Oliferne, built in the 13th century, at an altitude of 807 m., at the top of the "Pic d'Oliferne", is an incomparable...
Rochefort castle is one of the rare traces of the "pre-renaissance" period in France. Built on the site of older strongholds, and set on a rocky spur, the building is made up of two large parts: the...
For nearly two centuries, the population has used the old bridge at the entrance to the village, on either side of which were built the toll house and the remarkable castle of Jeurre, residence of the...
The beautiful Château in the middle of the vineyards was built by the monks of the Cîteaux abbey in the 12th century. It is now the headquarters of the "Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin" (the well...
The castle of Lantilly is a building constructed on the site of an ancient Gallo-Roman villa called Lentuli Villa, from the family name of its owner Lentulus.
It is situated on the right bank of the...
