Fortifications of Montferrand

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Le château en bref

The fortifications of Montferrand encircled the medieval new town of Montferrand, today part of Clermont-Ferrand. The walls were extended beyond their original line at the end of the 12th century; the most significant campaign dates from the mid-14th century, and the defences were adapted to artillery in the 16th century. The incorporation of Montferrand into Clermont in the 17th century, the urban development of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the bombing of the Second World War greatly eroded them: some 900 metres of medieval ramparts survive, along with the remains of twelve towers and a few buttresses. The circuit, with its moats and lists, has been listed as a monument historique since 2012.