Fort Lupin

Fort Lupin
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France
Embrasures of Fort Lupin
Coordinates45°57′26.9″N 1°1′57.9″W / 45.957472°N 1.032750°W / 45.957472; -1.032750
TypeArtillery battery
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Open to
the public
No
ConditionIntact
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.