Fort de Bregille

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Le château en bref

Fort de Bregille, also known as Fort Bregille (Fort Morand following the Boulanger decree of 1887), is a military fortification located at an altitude of 446 metres at the summit of the Bregille hill, in Besançon. Built between 1820 and 1832, the fort occupies a strategic site in the Bregille district, overlooking and protecting the old town of Besançon together with Fort Beauregard, which had previously been vulnerable. It replaced an earthwork military structure established at the end of the eighteenth century, which was deemed obsolete, notably because of its capture by the enemy in 1814. Almost unused militarily from its construction to the present day, except on one occasion during the Second World War, the building now houses an animal pound for the SPA and for the municipal police. Although access to Fort de Bregille is strictly forbidden to visitors, its surroundings remain a favoured walking spot for the people of Besançon seeking greenery and a wide panorama over the Franche-Comté capital.