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The Fort Carré of Fort-Louis, on an island in the Rhine, was commissioned in 1686 by Louis XIV from the engineer Vauban. The fortified complex comprised the Fort Carré itself and two bridgeheads: Fort Alsace on the Alsatian side and Fort Marquisat on the Baden side. The complex underwent several sieges during the Franco-German conflicts of the 18th century. After Napoleon's fall, the Fort Carré was dismantled in 1818; the commune acquired it in 1890, marking its transition from an active military installation to historic heritage. Today only earthworks and sections of wall of the Fort Carré and Fort Alsace remain.