Since July 2008, the Vauban fortifications in Briançon have been included on the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites alongside eleven other French sites grouped together in the Réseau des Sites Majeurs de Vauban.
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Occupying a strategic position at an altitude of 1,326 metres, the upper town of Briançon, perched on a rocky outcrop, is a unique mountain fortification site. Encircled by ramparts designed by Vauban, it is itself crowned by high altitude forts making it impregnable. This majestic and imposing site allows us to understand the genius of adaptation shown by the famous military engineer of Louis XIV. Although a large part of these works was executed after his death, they were built according...
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Contact Fortifications of Vauban to Briançon, World heritage
- www.ville-briancon.fr