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Place forte de Mont-Dauphin

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Come and discover the Mont-Dauphin stronghold perching on a rocky promontory dropping away dramatically around it. Located in the Hautes-Alpes between the Écrins National Park and the Queyras Regional Park, it was built by Vauban from 1694 onwards and added to the UNESCO World Heritage in 2008.

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Times may vary

Guided tours
June and September, every day, 10 am, 3 pm
July and August, every day, 10 am, 3, 4 pm 
October to May, every day except Monday, 3 pm

Closed
on January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11 and December 25

Prices

Adult rate : 7 € 
Reduced rate : 4,50 € 
Adult group rate : 5,50 € (minimum 20 persons) 
School group rate : 30 € (maximum 35 persons) 

Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25 years old (for people under 26 years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their escorts
Unemployed persons

 


Going there

From Briançon or Gap: main road N 94 then secondary road D 37 towards Mont-Dauphin

Localisation

Place forte de Mont-Dauphin
05600 Mont-Dauphin
T 33 / (0)4 92 45 42 40
F 33 / (0)4 92 46 12 68

Coordonnées GPS

Latitude : 44.6691
Longitude : 6.6252

Weather

Thursday 24°C
Partly Cloudy Thu 47°C / °C
Sunny Fri 47°C / 79°C
Sunny Sat 47°C / 80°C
Partly Cloudy Sun 47°C / 78°C

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Understanding Vauban and the Mont-Dauphin stronghold 

• Vauban, a visionary military engineer. Sébastien Le Preste, Marquis de Vauban (1633-1707), was Louis XIV’s General Commissioner for Fortifications. He designed the King’s ‘pré carré’, a double line of fortifications along the borders to protect the kingdom. He built or improved over 300 strongholds, as well as writing numerous essays on France’s domestic and foreign policies.

• A means of dissuasion. When the region was invaded in 1692 by Victor Amadeus of Savoy, Vauban undertook to improve the Alpine border defences. The place was named Mont-Dauphin in honour of the King’s son, the Grand Dauphin. It was completed in 1704, and never besieged. In 1713 the Italian border was placed further away, wholly undermining its strategic significance. The only one case of armed conflict in three centuries was the bombing of a wing of the arsenal during the Second World War.

Visits

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Visite en français, durée : 2h00


Circuit de visite : Lunette d'Arçon, souterrains, poudrière, arsenal, fortifications de Vauban et caserne Rochambeau.


Horaires des visites commentées :
du 1er octobre au 31 mai, 15h (sauf le lundi)
du 1er au 30 juin et du 1er au 30 septembre, 10h et 15h
du 1er juillet au 31 août, 10h, 15h et 16h (tous les jours) 

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Guide Dog allowed

Dogs on a leash permitted

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Éditions du patrimoine

Les Plans en relief des places du roy
Hors collection
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Vauban
Hors collection
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Mont-Dauphin, place forte de Vauban
Itinéraires
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100 monuments, 100 écrivains / Histoires de France
Hors collection
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Le Guide du patrimoine en France
Hors collection
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