In 1831, under pressure from a new threat of European conflict, Switzerland prepared to enforce the neutrality of the Saint-Maurice Pass. Bastioned fortifications – which are still visible today – were erected at the pass to defend the Rhône bridge, according to plans drawn up by the future General G.-H. Dufour.

The Cindey fort was built during World War II, between 1941 and 1946. It took over the role of the Dufour fortifications, as part of a coherent system of fortifications that included the large forts of Dailly, Savatan, and Scex, built from 1892 onwards.

In conjunction with the forts of Savatan and Toveyre-Petit Mont on the right bank of the Rhône and the interval troops, Cindey blocks the northern access to the Saint-Maurice basin, defeats the anti-tank obstacles formed by the Rhône canal and the Courset torrent, those prepared on the roads and the railways.

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