Les tours bastionnées : l'enceinte fortifiée de Battant

To protect the left bank of the Doubs, which could easily be reached by enemy fire from higher ground, Vauban innovated by adding bastioned towers to the ramparts. The bastioned towers
have two levels. The ground floor consisted of a gun casemate with a vaulted ceiling. The upper storey consists of an artillery platform bordered by a crenellated parapet.
parapet. The bastioned towers are extended at the gorge by a crossing building.
Admission: €9 - €6 for students, under-18s, members of the Tourist Office (on presentation of card), disabled persons. Free for under-12s and jobseekers.

Dates

Opening periods

3 pm: Wednesday 9 October 5 pm: Wednesday 17 July

Practical information

Activities

Cultural activities

Guided tours

Rates

	MINI	Additional information
Free	0	Free: for disabled people, jobseekers and children under 12.
Basic rate	9
Special rate	6	Reduced rate: Students, under-18s, member associations of the Tourist Office and Convention Bureau

Documentation

Document 1