Fortifications médiévales

Stroll on these ramparts which saw passing the centuries! The construction of the ramparts began under the reign of Philippe Auguste and was completed around 1285-1288. Numerous towers marked out this line of defense, the tower of the "Jeu d'Arc" located between the Montauban and the rampart of the Hostages is the only witness of it. Wide and deep ditches surround the fortifications, which, in the south, are fed by the Nonette, a diverted and developed river, which forms a water line at the foot of the ramparts. The medieval enclosure resisted many sieges, in particular during the Hundred Years War, in 1918 and during the troubles of the League. Today you can walk along the old defensive line that delimits the old historical center. The ramparts of l'Escalade, Saint-Vincent, Bellevue, the passage des Carmes as well as the rampart of Montauban will offer you an unexpected view on the city on one side and on the other side on flowered gardens, vegetable gardens, meadows and the Nonette river which still flows near the foundations!

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