Fort National

Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port.

The fort was originally called Fort Royal. In 1789 the fort's name became Fort d'Îlette or Républicain, then Fort Impérial and, after 1870, Fort National.

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Fort National ranks #2,265 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #170 of the 276 mapped in France. Founded 1689, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 259 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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