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Corps de Garde de Lavillo

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    October 10, 2023

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    In Cléder, two guardhouses, also called Customs Houses, are visible: The Lavillo guardhouse and The Amiets guardhouse. They are located on either side of Amiets beach. The Lavillo guardhouse was built between 1730 and 1740, on the location fixed by Vauban around 1690. Concealed behind the rocks in order to be hidden from view of the sea and possible enemies, the Lavillo guardhouse had a surveillance mission of passing boats. These lookout posts, now called customs officers' houses, were part of a coastal defense system imagined by Vauban in the 17th century.
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    December 26, 2024

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    Built between 1730 and 1740 on the plans of Simon Garengeau, engineer of the king, at
    The location fixed by Vauban around |690. Hidden behind the rocks in order
    to be hidden from the view of the sea and of possible enemies, the guardhouse
    of Lavillo had a mission of monitoring passing boats.
    In the event of suspicious movement, the militiamen on guard alerted the authorities
    by coded signals: flags in clear weather, blank cannon shots in foggy weather, fires at night.
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