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Château

Beaucaire, Gard, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château : classement par liste de 1875
Protection dates
1875 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
Moyen Age, 12e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
Mont-Saint-Louis
Commune
Beaucaire
Département
Gard
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.80988, 4.64432
Mérimée reference
PA00102980

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1603 map "Languedock." (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château, appelé Bellicadro, fut bâti à l'époque des premières croisades et démoli en partie sous le règne de Louis XIII.

English translation

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The castle, called Bellicadro, was built at the time of the early Crusades and partially demolished during the reign of Louis XIII.

Nearby in the register

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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