The position is located at the top of a sheer escarpment that dominates Meyronnes and the valley of the Ubayette.

[3] A proposed gallery to connect the ouvrage to the nearby above-ground peacetime barracks was not pursued.

The Abri du Ancien Camp as well as the observation posts La Duyère and Les Calanches were associated with Roche-la-Croix.

Free French forces assaulted Roche-la-Croix on 22 April 1945, with the German garrison surrendering after 17 hours.

[13] Immediately after the war, the Alpine region was regarded as an area of medium priority for restoration and reuse by the military.

However, by 1960, with France's acquisition of nuclear weapons, the cost and effectiveness of the Maginot system was called into question.