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03 29 80 94 46

Setembre 2018

Diumenge 16

14:00 - 16:00

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Villefranche

Villefranche, 55110 Saulmory-et-Villefranche

Meuse
Grand Est

Guided tour of the old(former) fortified town of Villefranche

Name: Guided tour of the old(former) fortified town of Villefranche
Start: 2018-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-16T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Villefranche

Come discover the old(former) fortified town of Villefranche with a visit commented by the mayor of the village.

Domingo 16 septiembre 2018, 14:00Passed

Herramientas de registro

03 29 80 94 46

Julien Jacquet

As part of European Heritage Days, a guided tour of the old(former) fortified town of Villefranche is organised on Sunday, September 16th at 14 h.
With its 8 streets in star and its path round the battlements, this old(former) royal fortified town was built by François 1st in 1545 close to the river Meuse(Maas).

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About the location

Villefranche

Villefranche, 55110 Saulmory-et-Villefranche

Meuse
Grand Est

Villefranche, located on the Left Bank of the Meuse(Maas), played a military and political role mattering during the XVIth century s. Strong place(square) created on order of François Ier, it represented the ideal model of the bastionnée modern fortification appeared during Renaissance at the instigation of the Italian architects. It will be dismantled during the Thirty Years War.
Citadel of Villefranche-Sur-Meuse, engraving of Claude Chatillon (Credits: Local Archives of Stenay)