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Salgas Castle is a building located near Vebron, in the department of Lozère, in the Occitan region. It is located in the heart of the Cevennes, in the protected area of the Cevennes National Park, and once belonged to the former province of Gevaudan. This castle is closely associated with the history of the Camisards, a Protestant movement that developed after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685.

During the Camisard war, the Protestant Baron François de Pelet, lord of Salgas, took refuge after being forced to become involved in this religious conflict. Although described as a peaceful naturalist, he was condemned to pains by Louis XIV. Freed only at the king's death in 1715, however, he was expropriated from his property, and the castle was seized and then ceded to the cardinal of Bernis, whose family still owned it today.

Salgas Castle has been listed as historic monuments since 29 July 1991. Its history reflects the religious tensions of the time and the upheavals experienced by the Protestant families of Languedoc after the revocation of the edict of Nantes. The site, located in a preserved natural setting, also bears witness to the architecture and way of life of the Cevenol lords in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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