Fort Mahon

Fort Mahon
Fort d'Ambleteuse or Fort Vauban
Near Ambleteuse in Pas-de-Calais in France
Seaward view of Fort d'Ambleteuse
Coordinates	50°48′19″N 1°36′02″E / 50.80528°N 1.60056°E / 50.80528; 1.60056
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Site information
Owner	Association of Friends of the Fort Ambleteuse
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Restored
Purpose	Coastal artillery
Website	http://asso.nordnet.fr/fortdambleteuse/Accueil.html
Site history
Built	1680 (1680)
Built by	Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
In use	17th century to 1945
Materials	Stone
Garrison information
Garrison	French Army

Fort Mahon (French: Fort d'Ambleteuse or Fort Vauban) is a sea fort by the commune of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France. The fort was built at the end of the 17th century by the military architect Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV to defend the port in the estuary of the Slack. It was designated a Monument historique in the 1960s.