Fort Lupin

Fort Lupin
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France
Embrasures of Fort Lupin
Site information
TypeArtillery battery
OwnerPrivate
Open to
the public
No
ConditionIntact
Location
Coordinates45°57′26.9″N 1°1′57.9″W / 45.957472°N 1.032750°W / 45.957472; -1.032750
Site history
Built1683–1686
Built byKingdom of France
In use1686–19th century

Fort Lupin, also known as Fort de la Charente, is an artillery battery in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. It was built in the 1680s to a design by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and it is now in good condition.