City fortifications of Châtillon-sur-Seine

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The city ​​fortifications of Châtillon-sur-Seine are the partially listed city ​​fortifications of the French city ​​of Châtillon-sur-Seine .

history

After approval by the Bishop of Langres in 1168, the city was fortified in the second half of the 12th century, and two independent curtain walls were built around the districts of Chaumont (north of the Seine ) and Bourg (south of the Seine ). On the island that separated them, the new district of Rue des Ponts was built , which in turn was fortified during the Huguenot Wars (citizens' decision of June 24th and 25th, 1586). This new system formed the connection to the other two. In the 17th century, modifications and bastions were built.

Preserved structures

Remains of the Porte Dijonnaise
Bastion du Petit-Haut

Only a few remains of this complex, which was gradually demolished after the revolution , remain:

  • the city gate Porte Dijonnaise ( Bourg district ), through which the road to Dijon ran, was registered as a Monument historique on November 21, 1925 , but was partially destroyed in June 1940 and restored after the war
  • the city gate Porte Saint-Antoine ( Chaumont district ) was demolished in the first half of the 19th century, only a wall niche that housed a statue of St. Anthony remains
  • the round tower Tour Saint-Christophe or Tour Royale ( Bourg ) from the 17th century
  • the Tour de Cérilly bastion , built in 1626/1627 and converted into a residence and orangery around 1790
  • the Bastion du Petit-Haut with an Échauguette ( Monument historique since 1925 ) from the 17th century
  • a 17th century echauguette near the Porte Dijonnaise , visible from the south end of Rue du Bourg-à-Mont
  • Remains of bastions in Rue Marmont ( Chaumont )
  • a bastion with échauguette at clos Lanson
  • a horseshoe tower in the park of Château Marmont ( Chaumont )

The Porte de Roche , only known from old postcards, was destroyed in the bombing of the city in 1940.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Entry No. IA21000035 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Entry no. PA00112206 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Entry no. PA00112189 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 19.5 ″  N , 4 ° 34 ′ 30.2 ″  E