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Fort Médoc is a military complex located in the commune of Cussac-Fort-Médoc, in the French department of Gironde. Earthworks began in 1689 and construction in 1691. The work was carried out by the architect Pierre Duplessy-Michel and the engineer Ferry under the direction of Vauban.
Designed as one of the elements of the "verrou" intended to protect Bordeaux from the risk of military attack by river, the fort, built on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, completes the defensive system formed by Fort Paté, on Île Paté, and the citadel of Blaye, located on the right bank of the Gironde.
Typical of the fortification model developed by the French strategist, the site was partially listed as a monument historique in 1956, partially classified in 1968, and then fully classified in 2008.
On 7 July 2008, Fort Médoc (together with the citadel of Blaye and Fort Paté) was one of the twelve sites included in the Vauban Major Sites network, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.