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Fort Risban
Photo: Tony62 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Fort Risban

boulevard Poincaré, Calais

Inscrit historic monument since 1990One of 8 inscrit monuments in Calais; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
FFortS15th–19th c.1990protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Fort Risban

Fort Risban is one of 8 inscrit historic monuments in Calais, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 15th–19th c. It has been inscrit since 1990.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00108459 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: 5 monuments in about 20 minutes

Calais · about 0.8 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Fort RisbanStart here
  2. 2Colonne commémorative du débarquement de Louis XVIII à CalaisClassé · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Tour du GuetClassé · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Église Notre-DameClassé · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Phare de CalaisClassé · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Citadelle, boulevard de l'EsplanadeInscrit0.5 miCrypte souterraine sous l'emplacement du BeffroiInscrit0.8 miHôtel de villeClassé0.8 miImmeuble (ancien bureau annexe de l'Automobile Club du Nord de la France)Inscrit1 miBourse du Travail et son marché couvertInscrit1.4 miFort NieulayInscrit1.8 mi
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments

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

Moulin à ventCoquelles · 3.4 mi away
Moulin à ventOffekerque · 6.6 mi away
Phare de Petit-Fort-PhilippeGravelines · 11.7 mi away
Vestiges anciens de la villeGravelines · 12.5 mi away
Vestiges du Fort du Gris-NezAudinghen · 13 mi away
Phare du Gris-Nez, situé route du CapAudinghen · 13.3 mi away
Ancien Hospice Saint-JeanBourbourg · 15.2 mi away
Fort Vauban dit Fort MahonAmbleteuse · 15.3 mi away

Questions about Fort Risban

Is Fort Risban protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1990 (Mérimée record PA00108459).

Can you visit Fort Risban?

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 Risban built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 15th–19th 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.