It forms part of the Séré de Rivières system fortifications in the fortified region of Belfort in northeastern France.

All of the new generation of forts abandoned sheer walls and bastions in favor of low earth-covered mounds to better resist artillery.

Fort du Salbert commands an area of ponds surrounding Malsaucy, and controls roads to Lure, Giromagny and the Paris rail line.

[4] Currently, the fort has lost much of its original appearance (late nineteenth century) due to the creation in 1950 of the Ouvrage "G" de la D.A.T.

The part of the fort which was used as this shelter is currently accessible to visitors by means of a guided tour run by a preservation association which was created in 2016.