Brégançon is an island of 35 m high on which was built in the 11th century the current fort.
First a disturbing den for pirates and bandits, then it will become property of the lords of Bormes and was bought by the French Kingdom in 1483.
In 1793, Napoleon Bonaparte, then an artillery captain in charge of rearming the French coast, restores the fort to protect the ports of Toulon and Hyères.
In 1964, General de Gaulle presides over ceremonies of the 20th anniversary of the Allied arrival, and sleeped in Brégançon, used for the occasion.
The architect Pierre-Jean Guth that will turn it into a very pleasant summer home where stayed regularly Presidents Pompidou, Giscard D'Estaing, Mitterrand and Chirac.
First a disturbing den for pirates and bandits, then it will become property of the lords of Bormes and was bought by the French Kingdom in 1483.
In 1793, Napoleon Bonaparte, then an artillery captain in charge of rearming the French coast, restores the fort to protect the ports of Toulon and Hyères.
In 1964, General de Gaulle presides over ceremonies of the 20th anniversary of the Allied arrival, and sleeped in Brégançon, used for the occasion.
The architect Pierre-Jean Guth that will turn it into a very pleasant summer home where stayed regularly Presidents Pompidou, Giscard D'Estaing, Mitterrand and Chirac.
