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Le château en bref
The Porte Saint-Jean is one of the two fortified gates still standing on the ramparts of the Ville Haute of Provins, alongside the Porte de Jouy. It forms part of the town walls, whose main construction dates from the 12th and 13th centuries (the tourist office refers more broadly to the 11th–13th centuries). Originally about 5 km long, around 1.2 km of them survive around the Ville Haute. Access is free, via the rue Saint-Jean and the rue de Jouy, and the wall walk can be climbed from inside at the level of both gates. The walls underwent restoration work from the 1970s, completed in September 2022. The gate is protected as part of the ramparts under the historic monuments designation (a list dating from 1875 for the stretch from the Trou au Chat to the Tour aux Pourceaux) and as part of the Ville Haute listed site, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.