Fort d'Uxegney, Military museum in Uxegney, France.

Fort d'Uxegney is a stone-built military installation featuring underground galleries and restored artillery turrets from the late 19th century. The gun chambers and military equipment display the technical capabilities of a border fortification from that era.

The fortification was built between 1882 and 1884 as part of a French defensive strategy against potential German threats. It was one of sixteen interconnected fortresses forming a continuous protective barrier.

The fort's name changed briefly: in 1887 Minister Georges Boulanger renamed it Fort Roussel after cavalry general Nicolas François Roussel d'Hurbal, and the name was carved on the entrance pediment. The decree was revoked that same year and the name was covered over. Today ARFUPE, founded in 1989, maintains the site as a museum.

Access to the interior runs through underground passages that give visitors a strong sense of the confined spaces soldiers navigated. Sturdy footwear and a light jacket are advisable, as conditions below ground remain cool year-round.

The Galopin turret installed in 1907 is the only one of its kind still in working order, a 250-tonne mechanism raising and lowering a 155mm gun behind the fort's parapet. It was invented in 1889 by Alfred Galopin. The 1910s upgrades also added two 75mm turrets and two machine-gun turrets.