Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue
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The Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue (Route of the Lords of Rouergue) is a tourist itinerary established in the Aveyron
département of France, grouping together 23 separate sites in the former province of Rouergue
. In French, most of the sites are referred to as châteaux, but not all are what would be regarded by English speakers as castles.
The owners of the sites, some privately owned, others owned by public bodies, are signatories of a charter which promises reliable opening times, a warm welcome and a wealth of information
for visitors.
The 23 sites are:
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Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
département of France, grouping together 23 separate sites in the former province of Rouergue
Rouergue
Rouergue is a former province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gévaudan and on the west by Quercy...
. In French, most of the sites are referred to as châteaux, but not all are what would be regarded by English speakers as castles.
The owners of the sites, some privately owned, others owned by public bodies, are signatories of a charter which promises reliable opening times, a warm welcome and a wealth of information
for visitors.
The 23 sites are:
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- Château de BelcastelChâteau de BelcastelThe Château de Belcastel is a medieval castle in the village and commune of Belcastel, on the north bank of the Aveyron River, downstream from Rodez in the Aveyron département of France. The oldest part of the Chateau was constructed in the 9th century, and it grew at the hands of the Belcastel...
- Château du Bosc
- Château de Bournazel
- Château de Brousse
- Château de Calmont d'OltChâteau de Calmont d'OltThe Château de Calmont d'Olt is a castle situated in France, in the Aveyron département in the commune of Espalion. Perched atop a basalt dyke at an altitude of 535 m, it overlooks from 100 m the town of Espalion and the valley of the Lot...
- Château de Castelnau-Pegayrolles
- Château du Colombier
- Château de CoupiacChâteau de CoupiacThe Château de Coupiac is a castle in the French commune of Coupiac in the département of Aveyron.Dating from the 15th century, the castle is formed by two T-shaped wings, built directly on the bare rock, flanked by three powerful round towers. These remaining towers show architectural differences,...
- Château d'Esplas
- Château de FayetChâteau de FayetThe Château de Fayet is a castle in the commune of Fayet in the Aveyron département of France.- History :The first lords of Brusque and Fayet were the viscounts of Albi in the 11th century, the viscounts of Béziers and Carcassone in the 12th century, the counts of Toulouse in the 13th century, and,...
- Commanderie Hospitalière de Lugan
- MillauMillauMillau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
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- Château de MontaigutChâteau de MontaigutThe Château de Montaigut is a castle in the French commune of Gissac in the département of Aveyron.The first traces of the Château de Montaigut date from the 10th century. Built on a rocky outcrop dominating the valley of the Dourdou de Camarès river, it defended the town of Saint-Affrique against...
- Château de NajacChâteau de NajacChâteau de Najac or the royal fortress of Najac is located in Najac, in the Aveyron département, in southern France.The castle was built in 1253 by the villagers on the orders of Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of Saint Louis, on the site of an older castle built in 1100 by Bertrand of St Gilles,...
- Château de PeyreladeChâteau de PeyreladeThe Château de Peyrelade is a ruined castle in the commune of Rivière-sur-Tarn in the Aveyron département of France.The name is derived from the occitan "Pèira Lada", meaning wide rock; an accurate description of the site...
- Château de Saint Beauzély
- Château de Saint-IzaireChâteau de Saint-IzaireThe Château de Saint-Izaire is a 14th century episcopal castle in the commune of Saint-Izaire in the Aveyron département of France. Since 1991 it has been classified as a historical monument...
- Château de la Servayrie
- Château de SévéracChâteau de SévéracThe Château de Sévérac is a 13th and 18th centuries castle in the commune of Sévérac-le-Château in the Aveyron département of France.The castle site has belonged to several families: the Sévéracs, Armagnacs, and Arpajons...
- Château de Taurines
- Tour Hospitalière du Viala du Pas de Jaux
- Château de Valon
- Château de VezinsChâteau de VezinsThe Château de Vézins is a much-altered castle situated in the commune of Vézins-de-Lévézou between Millau and Rodez in the Aveyron département of France. It has been in the possession of the Vézins family for 900 years....
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