January 15, 1920, the whole of strong Vilars is classified by the Minister for the Art schools among " the natural sites of artistic nature ".

This classification had been required to could year end to the exploitation of the various careers which, in XIXe and the beginning of XXe century, nibbled little by little the hill of the Guard: Vue d'ensemble des carrières
Carrière de la rue Jules Moulet Carrière du boulevard Tellène
Carrière du boulevard Tellène career of the current street Jules Moulet, careers top of the current Tellène boulevard and careers which cut, in the peak located behind the fort, this large breach by which passes now the street of Wood-Crowned.
Carrière de la rue Pointe à Pitre If the browsing of these careers had not been stopped, the fort of Our-Lady of the Guard (with its sanctuary) could have been found one day perched on a small triangular platform resting on a gigantic pillar of rock and have surrounded by cliff !...
In 1915, November 26, official beginning of exploitation of the career Honore (currently street of Crowned Wood), but it should be noted that the carrier Pierre Honore, who gave his name to the career, there worked already since ten years.
On command of the Civil Defence, the Management of the Honore Career dug in the rock a shelter with double access. This shelter contained about fifty people, the eye of ox which one distinguishes allowed his ventilation. After the war, it was used to shelter a compressor facilitating the rock mechanics perforation.
In 1946, the carriére Honore starts to take the form of a lane. But a long time still we will hear the mines jump.
I remember very well that, about midday, the announced siren the eminence of the shooting of dynamites, at this time there all the left pigeons of Vauban their perches to whirl above the district, it was in the years 1955.
One sees on this photograph (the red cross) the school of boys of Vauban.