{"id":42,"date":"2016-06-26T18:35:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/?p=42"},"modified":"2016-06-26T18:35:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T16:35:15","slug":"fort-chapus-fort-louvois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/?p=42","title":{"rendered":"Fort Chapus [Fort Louvois]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Fortifications littorales \u2014\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b>Les d\u00e9fenses de Rochefort<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-45\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)\" width=\"183\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-2.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 l\u2019occasion d\u2019un r\u00e9cent voyage en Charente-Maritime et en Bretagne, nous avons pu d\u00e9couvrir nombre de sites, souvent de grande qualit\u00e9, dont le Fort Chapus (connu \u00e9galement sous le nom de Fort Louvois).<\/p>\n<p>Cet ensemble, d\u2019une architecture bien particuli\u00e8re, est situ\u00e9 entre l\u2019\u00eele d\u2019Ol\u00e9ron et le bassin de Marennes bien connu pour ses productions ostr\u00e9icoles.<\/p>\n<p>Le fort est b\u00e2ti en 1691 sur les instructions de Louvois sur un rocher de la pointe de Chapus qui l\u2019isole parfaitement du continent \u00e0 mar\u00e9e haute. Il vient appuyer la citadelle d\u2019Ol\u00e9ron et permet ainsi d\u2019interdire l\u2019acc\u00e8s sud de l\u2019estuaire de la Charente aux vaisseaux ennemis se dirigeant vers Rochefort.<\/p>\n<p>Sa construction fut d\u2019ailleurs l\u2019occasion d\u2019un conflit entre l\u2019ing\u00e9nieur en charge du projet initial, Ferry, et Vauban qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 laiss\u00e9 dans l\u2019ignorance de ce projet. C\u2019est le Louis XIV lui-m\u00eame qui tranchera ce diff\u00e9rend sans prendre parti ni pour l\u2019un, ni pour l\u2019autre !<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-3-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-3-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Achev\u00e9 en 1694, le fort se pr\u00e9sente sous la forme d\u2019un fer \u00e0 cheval formant une batterie basse au sein duquel sont dispos\u00e9s un donjon formant un r\u00e9duit central ceint d\u2019une douve, une caserne centrale, corps de garde ainsi qu\u2019une poudri\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve. R\u00e9arm\u00e9 en 1875 apr\u00e8s quelques modifications et r\u00e9parations, l\u2019ensemble a \u00e9t\u00e9 fortement endommag\u00e9 en 1945. Remarquablement restaur\u00e9, ce site s\u2019offre enti\u00e8rement au visiteur en lui permettant la d\u00e9couverte d\u2019un ensemble fortifi\u00e9 remarquable et proposant un point de vue panoramique sur l\u2019\u00eele d\u2019Ol\u00e9ron.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2013-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_44\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois) \u2014 Le front de gorge \u00e0 mar\u00e9e basse [clich\u00e9 Balliet J.M., 2009]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois) \u2014 Le front de gorge \u00e0 mar\u00e9e basse [clich\u00e9 Balliet J.M., 2009]<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_47\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-4.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois) \u2014 Douve interdisant l'acc\u00e8s au donjon [clich\u00e9 Balliet J.M. 2009]\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-4-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois) \u2014 Douve interdisant l&rsquo;acc\u00e8s au donjon [clich\u00e9 Balliet J.M. 2009]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-3.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fort-Chapus-balliet-2009-3-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Chapus (Fort Louvois)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortifications littorales \u2014\u00a0Les d\u00e9fenses de Rochefort \u00c0 l\u2019occasion d\u2019un r\u00e9cent voyage en Charente-Maritime et en Bretagne, nous avons pu d\u00e9couvrir nombre de sites, souvent de grande qualit\u00e9, dont le Fort Chapus (connu \u00e9galement sous le nom de Fort Louvois). Cet ensemble, d\u2019une architecture bien particuli\u00e8re, est situ\u00e9 entre l\u2019\u00eele d\u2019Ol\u00e9ron et le bassin de Marennes &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/?p=42\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture de <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fort Chapus [Fort Louvois]<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,17],"tags":[8,13,23,22,6,24,7],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fortification-littorale","category-vauban","tag-architecture-militaire","tag-balliet","tag-fort-chapus","tag-fort-louvois","tag-fortifications","tag-fortifications-littorales","tag-vauban"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fortifications.fr\/Blog_Artillerie_fortifications\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}