Fort Dauphin

  • Historic site and monument
  • Military Patrimony
  • Fort
  • UNESCO World Heritage
  • Town of Art & History
  • Classical
  • 18th C
  • Classified
Porte de Pignerol, Cité Vauban, 05100 Briançon
Please note that the nearest station is more than
Designed as an advanced sentinel in the 18th century chain of fortifications, Fort Dauphin provided a crossfire with Fort des Salettes to prevent access to the town from the Chemin du Piémont and protected Fort des Têtes.
As early as 1711, the military engineer Tardif planned a redoubt on a dangerous plateau called the Biffeul plateau (originally Bissecul), as the enemy could take up positions there, but a real fort was not built until between 1724 and 1734. Positioned as an advanced sentinel in the 18th century fortification chain, the fort was designed as a "shield" to protect the Trois Têtes fort. It ensures the crossing of fires with the Salettes redoubt in order to prohibit access to the town via the...

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Fort Dauphin
Porte de Pignerol, Cité Vauban, 05100 Briançon
Please note that the nearest station is more than
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