Top 5 Castles around Lagrange

The Citadel of Belfort is a historically complex building, reflecting five centuries of fortifications. It was built after the conquest of the city in 1687, replacing a medieval castle that previously stood on this rocky outcrop.

old castle ruins

impressive Vauban work , free access except for the museum

imposing large fortress with a great view of the city and the surrounding area. Visiting the entire complex without the museums is free.

Bastioned towers with two floors of fire, counter-guards, large underground, nothing is missing in this ingenious defensive system, further strengthened in the first quarter of the nineteenth century by the engineer General Haxo. Opening From September 1st to June 30th, every day from 8am to 6.30pm (except Tuesdays at 5pm). From July 1st to August 31st, every day from 8am to 8pm

The Belfort citadel is a citadel and fortifications from the 17th century and completed in the 19th century by the military engineers Haxo and Séré de Rivières, in Belfort in the Territoire de Belfort in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It is a historic strategic military defensive center, the fortified place of Belfort, the fortifications of Eastern France, the iron belt and the towns fortified by Marshal of France Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Its status as an “impregnable” fortress of the Belfort gap was commemorated in the 19th century by the monuments Lion of Belfort and Monument of the Three Sieges of Belfort, by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. The citadel is the subject of multiple protections as historical monuments: a classification on October 23, 1907 (Brisach gate) modified by a classification on August 20, 1913, a classification on March 6, 1923 (Advanced works: advanced bastion B, exterior walls and roofing of the bastion, wall of the rampart and its cover going from bastion B to the gate of Brisach, wall of the rampart and its cover going from the gate of Brisach to the castle, ditches which complete the defense system of the 17th century), an inscription on 13 August 1993 (covered factory canal) and a classification on April 29, 1997 (All the works constituting the castle and its fortifications)1. On September 18, 2020, the citadel was designated a “favorite monument of the French” during the France 3 program The Favorite Monument of the French, on the occasion of European Heritage Days.

It was built from 1883 to 1886 by the Adrien Hallier company and takes its name Boulanger from the General of the Empire, Michel Ordener. Fort Ordener was built at the same time and with the aim of covering Fort Bessoncourt. Its role was to control the roads coming from Switzerland as well as the Mulhouse railway. From 1893 this fort was connected to a number of other forts around Belfort by a strategic railway. During the two World Wars Fort Ordener was inactive. It will then be used as an ammunition depot for the army. Fort Ordener was bought by the municipality of Vézelois in 1999. The association "Le Renouveau du Fort de Vézelois" takes care of the restoration and communication around the fort.

It was built from 1883 to 1886 by the Adrien Hallier company and takes its Boulanger name from the general of the Empire, Michel Ordener. Fort Ordener was built at the same time and with the aim of covering Fort Bessoncourt. His role was to control the roads coming from Switzerland as well as the Mulhouse railway line. From 1893 this fort was linked to a number of other forts around Belfort by a strategic railway. During the two World Wars Fort Ordener was inactive. It will then be used as an ammunition depot for the army. Fort Ordener was bought by the municipality of Vézelois in 1999. The association "Le Renouveau du Fort de Vézelois" takes care of the restoration and communication around the fort.