Fort Libéria, Villefranche-de-Conflent

Name: Fort Libéria
Address: Château Fort Liberia, Villefranche-de-Conflent, 66500, France
Telephone: +33 4 68 96 34 01

#1 among attractions in Villefranche-de-Conflent

Unesco, Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Fort Libéria is a former military installation in the French commune of Villefranche-de-Conflent in the department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, at the confluence of the rivers Têt, Rotjà, and Cady. Constructed to defend the newly acquired territory of the Roussillon following the Treaty of the Pyrenees, it was designed by Louis XIV's military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban on a hill above the village of Villefranche-de-Conflent. The fort was occupied by a garrison of 100 people and their officers, and equipped with ten cannons. It was only attacked once, and lost its military function in the 19th century. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°35'23"N, 2°21'53"E

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Château Fort LiberiaVillefranche-de-Conflent 66500 France

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+33 4 68 96 34 01

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