Château de Saint-Maurice
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The Château de Saint-Maurice is built on the remains of an earlier 13th castle
in the commune
of Saint-Maurice-Navacelles
in the Hérault
département of France.
The first castle at Saint-Maurice was mentioned in 1280; the only remains are the base of its square keep
and parts of the substructure from the 14th century. The present château was built in the 16th century on the site of the old castle. In 1753, it belonged to Antoine de Barbeira who became marquis of Saint-Maurice that year. The structure was heavily transformed in the 19th century.
Private property, it is on the inventory of monument historique
s of the French Ministry of Culture.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Saint-Maurice-Navacelles
Saint-Maurice-Navacelles
Saint-Maurice-Navacelles is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department* Cirque de Navacelles* Vis River* Château de Saint-Maurice-References:*...
in the Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
département of France.
The first castle at Saint-Maurice was mentioned in 1280; the only remains are the base of its square keep
Keep
A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the...
and parts of the substructure from the 14th century. The present château was built in the 16th century on the site of the old castle. In 1753, it belonged to Antoine de Barbeira who became marquis of Saint-Maurice that year. The structure was heavily transformed in the 19th century.
Private property, it is on the inventory of monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
s of the French Ministry of Culture.
External links
Source
- www.culture.gouv.fr accessed 18 March 2008