Origin and history

The Château de Vieux-Seranon is a monument located in the commune of Séranon, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The available data do not specify its period of construction or detailed architecture, but its name suggests an ancient, probably medieval or modern origin, typical of the defensive or seigneurial buildings of the region. In the Alpes-Maritimes and rural Provencal areas, castles often played a central role in local organisation: protection of populations, management of agricultural land or commercial roads.

Seranon, located in a mountainous environment, could depend on such a building to structure community life, although the archives are lacking to confirm its exact use.