Vestiges des anciens remparts, Medieval ramparts in Étampes, France
The Vestiges des anciens remparts in Étampes are the surviving sections of the town's 13th- and 14th-century ramparts, in the Essonne department. Two named parts remain: the bastille des Portereaux and the tour du Loup. Both were inscribed as monuments historiques by decree of 10 March 1968.
The ramparts date from the 13th and 14th centuries. The bastille des Portereaux and the tour du Loup are parts of these remains of the old town walls. They were inscribed as monuments historiques by decree of 10 March 1968.
The remains carry the names of two component structures: the bastille des Portereaux and the tour du Loup, both parts of the former town walls of Étampes. The two names are what visitors can still attach to the surviving sections, which were listed as monuments historiques on 10 March 1968.
The remains are in Étampes, in the Essonne department. The bastille des Portereaux and the tour du Loup are the two named parts of the old town walls, dated to the 13th and 14th centuries. Both were inscribed as monuments historiques by decree of 10 March 1968.
The remains are two distinct elements: the bastille des Portereaux and the tour du Loup, both parts of the old town walls. The ensemble was inscribed as a monument historique by arrêté of 10 March 1968, and the walls themselves date from the 13th and 14th centuries.
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