FORT FAIDHERBE
Vestiges offering a beautiful view of the lagoon landscape and banks dotted with cheese trees, palm trees and coconut palms.
The parcel of land on which the remains of Fort Faidherbe stand is said to have been granted by the Ébrémou chiefs when the Treaty of Dabou was signed, granting the French a monopoly on trade in the area. At the time, the French faced stiff competition from the English, whose products were more popular with the local population. The first plan of the fort, bearing Faidherbe's signature, dates from 1854 and comprises a square courtyard, bastions, a gatehouse, an upper-storey main building and two outbuildings. Shortly after their construction, the premises housed a factorie belonging to the Verdier company, but when he was called to Grand-Bassam in 1870 as resident-delegate, he abandoned the premises. On his arrival in Côte d'Ivoire in 1893, Louis-Gustave Binger, the young colony's first governor, found the fort in an advanced state of disrepair and set about renovating it. Under his authority, Dabou became one of the coast's administrative outposts, serving as a customs office and garrison for 125 militiamen. The characteristic walls of this antediluvian edifice were built of brick. Built overlooking the lagoon, it is said to have been 6 m high, and its fortified enclosure formed a square approximately 40 m square. Today, the ancient monument is abandoned and slowly eroding under the effects of time and weather. Beautiful views over the lagoon landscape and its lush shores dotted with cheese trees, palm trees and coconut palms.
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Occupants très sympathiques , vous feront visiter la batisse en état très moyen.
Pas loin du petit port de pêche de Dabou .