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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Fortifications

Classé historic monument since 1911One of 2 classé monuments in Capdenac; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
TTown wallsS15th c.1911protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Fortifications

Fortifications is one of 2 classé historic monuments in Capdenac, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 15th c. It has been classé since 1911. 2 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00095040 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 monuments in about 5 minutes

Capdenac · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1FortificationsStart here
  2. 2Croix en pierre datée de 1667Classé · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Fontaine troglodytique dite Fontaine des AnglaisInscrit · next door
Around it

2 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

CCroix en pierre datée de 1667121 mIFontaine troglodytique dite Fontaine des Anglais131 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Hôtel des MonnaiesFigeac · 2.6 mi away
Ancien collège Champollion, ancien séminaireFigeac · 2.6 mi away
Remparts de la villeFigeac · 2.8 mi away
Deux obélisques ou aiguillesFigeac · 3.7 mi away
Ancienne chapelle Saint-MartinCamboulit · 6 mi away
Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie dite Grotte de FoissacFoissac · 6.2 mi away
Château InférieurPeyrusse-le-Roc · 6.6 mi away
Ruines du châteauMontbrun · 9.7 mi away

Questions about Fortifications

Is Fortifications protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1911 (Mérimée record PA00095040).

Can you visit Fortifications?

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 Fortifications built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 15th 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.