Tour de l'Horloge

Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

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Designation: Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection: classé MH
Extent of protection: Tour de l'Horloge : classement par arrêté du 13 septembre 1920
Protection dates: 1920/09/13 : classé MH
Type: enceinte
Main period of construction: 12e siècle, 14e siècle
Ownership: propriété de la commune
Commune: Castellane
Département: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country: France
Coordinates: 43.84772, 6.51216
Mérimée reference: PA00080361

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1782 map "153 Digne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Église Saint-Victorégliseunder 1 mi
Tour carrée dominant la villeensemble fortifiéunder 1 mi
Tour pentagonale du 14e siècleédifice fortifiéunder 1 mi
Chapelle Saint-Thyrsechapelle2 mi

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0

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