France - Fortifications of Vauban

"Fortifications of Vauban consists of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the western, northern and eastern borders of France. They represent the finest examples of the work of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a military engineer of King Louis XIV. The serial property includes towns built from scratch by Vauban, citadels, urban bastion walls and bastion towers. There are also mountain forts, sea forts, a mountain battery and two mountain communication structures. This property is inscribed as bearing witness to the peak of classic fortifications, typical of western military architecture. Vauban also played a major role in the history of fortification in Europe and on other continents until the mid-19th century." 

The 12 groups are 

1) Arras, Pas-de-Calais: citadel 
2) Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère: Tour dorée (lit. "Golden Tower") aka. Tour Vauban
3) Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle: ville neuve 
4) Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime: city walls and citadel 
5) Mont-Dauphin, Hautes-Alpes: place forte 
6) Bescanon, Doubs: citadel, city walls and Fort Griffon 
7) Briançon, Hautes-Alpes: city walls, Redoute des Salettes, Fort des Trois-Têtes, Fort du Randouillet, ouvrage de la communication Y and the Asfeld Bridge 
8) Mont-Louis, Pyrénées-Orientales: citadel and city walls 
9) Neuf-Brisach, Haut-Rhin: ville neuve/Breisach (Germany): gateway of the Rhine 
10) Blaye-Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Gironde: citadel of Blaye, city walls, Fort Paté and Fort Médoc 
11) Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue/Tatihou, Manche: watchtowers 
12) Villefranche-de-Conflent, Pyrénées-Orientales: city walls, Fort Libéria and Cova Bastera 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage