Fort d'Ivry

Fort d'Ivry
Part of Thiers fortifications of Paris
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
German post card showing the fortifications of Paris
Fort d'Ivry
Coordinates	48°48′08″N 2°23′24″E / 48.80222°N 2.39°E / 48.80222; 2.39
Type	Fort
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defense
Controlled by	France
Condition	Occupied by Ministry of Defense
Site history
Built	1841 (1841)
Battles/wars	Siege of Paris
Garrison information
Occupants	ECPAD

Fort d'Ivry was built in the Paris suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine between 1841 and 1845, as one of the forts in a ring of strong points surrounding Paris. The fort is about 1 kilometre outside the Thiers Wall, built by the same program in response to a perception that Paris was vulnerable to invasion and occupation. The fort was upgraded in the 1870s, to cope with improvements in artillery performance as part of the Séré de Rivières system. In 1946, the fort was vacated by the garrison. It is now the home of the Communication and Audiovisual Production Company for the Department of Defense (Établissement de communication et de production audiovisuelle de la Défense, E.C.P.A.D.).^[1]