Fort de Villey-le-Sec

Local nameFort de Villey-le-Sec (Réduit)
LocationVilley-le-Sec, France

Fort de Villey-le-Sec, also known as Fort Trévise, is a fortification of the 19th century, built as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications in Villey-le-Sec, France, one of the defenses of Toul. It is a unique example for its time of a defensive enclosure around a village. Conceived after the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the fort was located away from the main combat zone of World War I and has remained almost intact. The fort's preservation association has been at work since 1961 to restore and interpret the site. It has been included in the Inventory of Historic Sites and has been designated as a preserved natural area.

The Séré de Rivières was a response to the increasing power of explosive artillery, abandoning vertical masonry walls for more blended fortifications that served as artillery emplacements, defended by machine guns and small arms.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_de_Villey-le-Sec

Official Website http://www.villey-le-sec.com/

Address Villey-le-Sec 54840, France

Coordinates 48°39'29.041" N 5°58'24.016" E

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