Le Musée Vauban

Vauban was born in the Morvan. He grew up here, lived here, set up his family and created his own little territory here. Made a Marshal of France by Louis XIV, he was the designer of France’s famous star-shaped fortifications. But Vauban was also a great traveller and an astute observer of the realities of his time. Among other things, he described the Morvan of the 17th century, its harsh landscapes and difficult living conditions, which obliged its people to seek resources elsewhere if they were to survive. He suggested reforms that were way ahead of his times in many fields – military techniques, territorial development, resource management, economics, society.

The Musée Vauban tells his story and the legacy he left in stone and writing, whilst showing his attachment to the Morvan, an environment that inspired or nourished many of his ideas.

Museum guide leaflets available: english, dutch

Group visits with advance booking all year round (group = 10 people or more)

The permanent exhibition is accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Opening hours: from Easter to mid-November, please call or check on the website before you come.

Price: From €1 to €5. Reduced rate on presentation of proof (children, groups, students over 16 years, holders of reduction vouchers and partner offers)

Children under 7, inhabitants of Saint-Léger-Vauban und people with disabilities free