Fort de Port Man anciennement appelé batterie de Port Man

English translation

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History

Located on the island of Port-Cros, it is the fort furthest from the port. It belongs to the generation of fortifications erected in the 17th century on the islands of Hyères at the request of Richelieu; it is situated on an eminence located at the north-east point. Built between 1635 and 1637, it appears to have replaced a guard tower built under the reign of François Ier. It was enlarged at the beginning of the 18th century and altered in the 19th century. The fort of Port Man was disarmed by ministerial decision of 21 November 1881. It was assigned to the Port-Cros National Park by order of 28 March 1977. The fort is composed of a tower in rendered rubble stone with three levels, extended to the south by a barrack block with a single storey and flanked to the west by defensive works.