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Fort Richelieu
Photo: Christian Ferrer · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Fort Richelieu

Inscrit historic monument since 1996One of 8 inscrit monuments in Sète; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
FFortS18th c.1996protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Fort Richelieu

Fort Richelieu is one of 8 inscrit historic monuments in Sète, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 18th c. It has been inscrit since 1996. 3 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA34000008 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 10 minutes

Sète · about 0.2 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Fort RichelieuStart here
  2. 2Église décanale Saint-LouisClassé · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Phare du Mont-Saint-ClairInscrit0.2 miVilla de Pierre SoulagesInscrit0.2 miMonument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918Inscrit0.5 miPalais ConsulaireInscrit0.7 miThéâtre municipal MolièreInscrit0.9 miAnciens entrepôts DubonnetInscrit1.8 mi
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Vestiges de la basilique romaineBalaruc-les-Bains · 3.1 mi away
Parcelles contenant les vestiges d'une villa et de mosaïques gallo-romainesLoupian · 4.9 mi away
Château de la GarennePoussan · 6 mi away
Vestiges archéologiques du PallasMèze · 6.1 mi away
Ancien château MontlaurPoussan · 6.4 mi away
Porte de ville et remparts attenantsMontbazin · 8.1 mi away
Via DomitiaCastelnau-de-Guers · 8.7 mi away
Domaine du Vieux MujolanFabrègues · 10.5 mi away

Questions about Fort Richelieu

Is Fort Richelieu protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1996 (Mérimée record PA34000008).

Can you visit Fort Richelieu?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Fort Richelieu built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 18th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.