Fort Saint-Louis
Boulevard Alfassa, Fort-de-France, Fort-de-France Arrondissement 97200, Martinique
Fort-de-France Arrondissement, Martinique
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EST. 1630
EST. 1630
1630
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Fort Saint-Louis.
The site preserves a star shaped stone fortification with bastions and ramparts built up over the seventeenth and later centuries, much of it still in military use rather than left as a pure ruin. It remains the property of the French state under the Ministry of Defense and carries historic monument protection. Public access is limited to guided tours.
About Fort Saint-Louis
French colonists began fortifying the harbor point at what became Fort-de-France in the 1630s, under Governor Jacques Dyel du Parquet, to defend Martinique's main port. Known later as Fort Saint-Louis, it anchored French naval power in the Caribbean and helped repel English and Dutch attacks. The fortress secured France's key base in the Lesser Antilles.
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