Fortress
Fort de Brégançon
🇫🇷 France
The Fort de Brégançon (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ d(ə) bʁeɡɑ̃sɔ̃]; English: Fort of Bregançon) is a medieval fortress that is located 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level on an island off the French Riviera. The island is connected by a short causeway to the mainland in the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
It has been the official retreat of the President of the French Republic since 1968.
Text adapted from “Fort de Brégançon” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort de Brégançon ranks #737 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #67 of the 469 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 17,676 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Marseille, 80 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort de Brégançon?
Fort de Brégançon stands in France, at 43.0928°, 6.3221°.
How famous is Fort de Brégançon?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #737 of 7,738 worldwide, and #67 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort de Brégançon?
Fraxinetum, about 28 km away.
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