Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Fort Matra
Aléria, Haute-Corse, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Fort Matra (cad. D 46) : classement par arrêté du 12 octobre 1962
- Protection dates
- 1962/10/12 : classé MH
- Type
- fort
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Aléria
- Département
- Haute-Corse
- Region
- Corse
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 42.10456, 9.51115
- Mérimée reference
- PA00099150
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
IGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "Corse." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le fort se compose de deux bâtiments, l'un du 14e restauré au 16e, l'autre plus ancien. La tour a joué un rôle important dans tous les événements historiques. Le fort comprend mâchicoulis, créneaux, tours de guet et terrasse. Une cour centrale communique, par un escalier en colimaçon, avec le premier étage où logeaient le lieutenant et ses secrétaires. L'escalier mène également à la terrasse.
English translation
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History
The fort consists of two buildings, one from the 14th century restored in the 16th, the other older. The tower played an important role in all historical events. The fort comprises machicolations, crenellations, watch towers and a terrace. A central courtyard communicates, by a spiral staircase, with the first floor where the lieutenant and his secretaries lodged. The staircase also leads to the terrace.
Nearby in the register
- Église Saint-Marcelégliseunder 1 mi
- Site archéologique de la ville antique d'Aleriasite archéologiqueunder 1 mi
- Thermes romains dits de Santa Laurinasite archéologiqueunder 1 mi
- Vestiges de la nécropole préromaine et villa romainesite archéologique2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.