Fort de Tavannes

En un regard

Le château en bref

Fort de Tavannes, in the commune of Eix (Meuse), is a first-generation polygonal fort of the Séré de Rivières system, the first detached fort built for the defence of Verdun. Earthworks began in December 1874, shortly after the German evacuation of Verdun (September 1873), and six provisional earthen redoubts known as the "de la panique" redoubts were first built during the winter of 1874–1875. With a pentagonal plan and a recessed gorge, the work, built of rubble masonry covered with earth, was designed to accommodate 761 men and 39 artillery pieces. It was subjected to very heavy bombardment in 1916 during the Battle of Verdun. Abandoned, it belongs to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, and access to it is prohibited.