Château fort

English translation

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History

The first stone of the château was laid in 1381. The keep and part of the chapel are in the style of the 14th century. Buildings were added in the 15th and 16th centuries. The following centuries brought modifications and additions up to the 19th. The outer enclosures have largely disappeared. Only two fortified entrance doors remain, consisting of an arch surmounted by corbels of an old machicolation. After passing through the south gate is found the church with three naves, the central nave and its south aisle being modern, the north nave dating back to the 14th century and must have been the old castle chapel. Then comes the inner enclosure, the first enclosure of the château. This ensemble of buildings forms the general shape of a quadrilateral whose centre is occupied by a courtyard. To the west is the square keep of five storeys. The north side is entirely flanked by round towers. The keep, the two towers as well as the building they flank, still retain, including the crenellations of the entire north section, their mass from the 14th century. The keep, however, had its machicolations and crenellations remade in the 16th century. The great staircase of the courtyard, the windows of the second storey overlooking the courtyard, date back to the beginning of the 16th century.