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In Frankrijk kent iedereen Vauban. Sébastien Le Prestre, of Prêtre, Seigneur de Vauban (Saint-Léger-de-Foucheret, 15 mei 1633 – Parijs, 30 maart 1707) was een bekend bouwmeester in Frankrijk van vestingwerken. Hij leefde in de tijd van koning Lodewijk XIV en voerde diens opdrachten uit. Vauban heeft een zeer groot aantal verdedigingswerken gebouwd en verbeterd, die samen een linie vormden langs de toenmalige grenzen van Frankrijk. In 2008 werden twaalf van de door hem gebouwde vestingen door de UNESCO tot werelderfgoed verklaard. Hij was een maarschalk van Frankrijk. Een vesting van Vauban was onneembaar, werd gezegd. Ik was in zijn geboortedorp en op enkele plekken waar zijn werk te zien is. De reportages zijn in verschillende tijdschriften verschenen.