Citadel of Blaye

Blaye is a French town in the Gironde department. It is located on the eastern bank of the Gironde near the city of Bordeaux, which lies to the south and upstream and has an important port. To protect this port, a citadel was built in Blaye in the 17th century. In the area of the town north of the Saugeron river port, there is the 17th-century Citadel of Blaye, which has an early Roman origin as a defensive structure. In 1652, under the direction of Field Marshal and engineer Blaise François Pagan, the first fortification expansion began. At the same place, under the engineer François Ferry, the well-preserved citadel was constructed between 1680 and 1689, with the works supervised by the fortress builder Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The Citadel of Blaye, along with Fort Pâté and Fort Médoc, has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the term "Verrou Vauban" since July 7, 2008. See also Vauban's fortifications.

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