Welcome to Fort Vaux - Verdun Meuse

21/01/2020Welcome to Fort Vaux

Welcome to Fort Vaux

Since the very beginning of the battle of Verdun, this fort had been one of the main goals of the German offensive. At the beginning of March 1916, the German army arrived at a few hundred meters of the fort and started a siege that would last for a hundred days. In the fort, the soldiers organised themselves to resist the German heavy artillery preparation. On June 1st, the Germans reached the fort: the French garrison, exhausted, isolated and with no external support, led a heroic struggle during a week before being defeated.tle, it was constantly shelled by the French army that recaptured the fort on October 24th of the same year.

Our multimedia guide will help you discover the history of this iconic site thanks to period movies and photographs, archive documents, commentaries and testimonies.

Reopening on Thuesday June 1th

Duration : 45 minutes

Opening Times :

February, March, November and December : 10:00 - 17:00
April and September : 10:00 – 17:30
May and June : 10:00 – 18:30
July and August : 10:00 – 19:00
October : 10:00 – 16:30
Last tickets sold 45 minutes before the Fort closes
The Fort is closed from mid-December to February 1st

Prices :

Adult : 4 € 
Child (8 to 16) : 2 € 
Child under 8 : Free
Concessions (Pass Lorraine, ...) : 3 € 
Forts Douaumont & Vaux ticket : 6.50 € 
Family (2 adults and 2 children – 8 to 16) : 10 €

Note : The inside temperature is around 12°C. Cover up ! Public toilets are located in the parking lot of the Fort de Douaumont and behind the Ossuary.

Fort de Vaux – Tél. : 03 55 25 01 18

Mission Histoire – Tél. : 03 55 25 01 22

Crédit Photo : © Mission Histoire