A casern, also spelled cazern or caserne, is a military barracks in a

garrison A garrison (from the French ''garnison'', itself from the verb ''garnir'', "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a mil ...

town.Les gens de guerre à

Saint-Julien-du-Sault Saint-Julien-du-Sault () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France. The ...

, J Crédé, Imprimerie Fostier, 1976 In French-speaking countries, a ''caserne de pompier'' is a

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. In

fortification A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

, caserns are little rooms, lodgments, or apartments, erected between the

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s, and the houses of fortified towns, or even on the ramparts themselves; to serve as lodgings for the soldiers of the garrison, to ease the garrison, in

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and

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"Quartel" (derived for 4 faces). There are usually two beds in each casern, for six soldiers to lie, who mount the guard alternately; the third part being always on duty.

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