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As part of the Duchy of Burgundy, Arbois endured seven sieges, including sackings by Charles I d ' Amboise ( in 1479 while he was governor of Franche-Comté under Louis XI ), Henry IV ( when the town held out for three weeks against the King's 25, 000 troops ), and Louis XIV.

It has a castle erected in 1270, some vestiges of which survived the dismantlement that Louis XIV ordered in 1678.

There are stretches of wall, pierced for archers, three round towers, and the square Gloriette tower.