Guided tour of a fort

Name: Guided tour of a fort
Start: 2022-09-18T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Fort de Montbré

Enjoy a guided tour of the fort, as well as the various activities that are planned.

Sunday 18 September 2022, 10:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Mairie de Taissy

Enjoy a guided tour of the fort, as well as the various activities that are planned.

Fort de Montbré is part of the Seré de Rivière belt of 12 forts that protected the city of Reims. Construction began on 1 October 1877 and was completed in October 1879. He was in charge of defending the road and the railway coming from Epernay and of watching the plain between the city of Reims and the massif of the mountain of Reims.
Unlike the Fort of La Pompelle, which is only 5.6 km away, the fort of Montbré is not targeted by German artillery and is in fact very well preserved.
Acquired by the municipality of Taissy, it is cleaned and monitored by the association «Rèmes Brigade». The Fort was planned to be armed with 13 rampart pieces, 4 mortars and 10 pieces for the ditch flanking.

About the location

Fort de Montbré

Fort de Montbré, 51500 Taissy

Marne
Grand Est

The fort of Montbré is a part of the belt Séré of Rivers of 12 forts which protected the city of Reims. Building work begins on the October 1st, 1877 and end in October, 1879\. He(It) was in charge of defending(forbidding) the road and the railway from Epernay and of watching the plain between the city of Reims and the massif of the Mountain of Reims. Contrary to the fort of Pompelle which is only located in 5,6 km from there, the fort of Montbré will not be puck on by the German artillery and is therefore very well kept(preserved). The fort was planned(provided for) to be armed(equipped) with 13 rooms(parts,plays) of rampart, 4 mortar and 10 rooms(parts,plays) for the flanking of ditches(gaps).