Moselle. Fort Saint-Sébastien in Bitche protected as a Historic Monument?

It is neither as large nor as old as the Citadel, which it faces, but despite this, it has a special place in the hearts of the people of Bitche. Fort Saint-Sébastien, the Roche-Percée fort, this "other" fortress in the city, was built in the ^19th century. At the time, the idea was to strengthen Bitche's protection, with an investment of around 1,461,100 francs.

Two decades after its completion, the fort underwent its greatest military experience during the Prussian siege of 1870-1871. Decommissioned in 1872, the fort fell into municipal ownership and was forgotten. Some townspeople even came to strip it of its stones to build their own houses! And the...

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