In use Abandoned | Built by CORF | |
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Materials Concrete, steel, rock excavation Similar Ouvrage Col du Granon, Ouvrage Col de Restefond, Ouvrage Col de Garde, Ouvrage Le Lavoir, Ouvrage La Moutière |
Ouvrage Valdeblore is a lesser work (petit ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, one infantry artillery block and one observation block at an altitude of 842 metres (2,762 ft). Valdeblore was built starting in November 1930 by Poiljeux contractors, and was completed by Thorrand et Cie in April 1933 at a cost of 1.6 million francs.
Description
Valdeblore covers the D2565 road and the valley of the Valdeblore stream in conjunction with the petit ouvrage Fressinéa and the gros ouvrage Rimplas.
References
Ouvrage Valdeblore Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA