Fort des Ayvelles, Military fortification in La Francheville, France
Fort des Ayvelles features a square perimeter with four 250-meter faces and a surrounding ditch measuring 10 meters wide and 8 meters deep.
Constructed between 1876 and 1878, the fort controlled vital routes including the Meuse River and railway lines connecting Reims, Montmédy, Givet, and Hirson.
The fort, maintained by the Association du Fort et de la Batterie des Ayvelles, represents late 19th-century French military architecture and defensive strategies.
The site requires a minimum group of 15 visitors, with entry fees ranging from 2 euros for school groups to 5 euros for individual adults.
The fort incorporated specialized projecting watch-stations called échauguettes and housed 53 artillery pieces operated by 880 personnel in 1899.
Location: Villers-Semeuse
Location: Les Ayvelles
GPS coordinates: 49.72667,4.73750
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:48
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