🏰 Fortifications of Vauban – Ville Neuve, Longwy
17th-century military architecture and planned garrison town in northeastern France
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2008, encompassing 12 fortified groups across French borders
- Designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) under Louis XIV
- One of the few surviving examples of a complete Vauban-planned garrison town
- Located in Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, northeastern France, near the Luxembourg border
Ville Neuve in Longwy is a fortified town designed by military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in ...