Donjons, towers, citadels and bastions in Occitanie

Citadelles
34000 Montpellier

The Citadel of Montpellier, built in the 17th century in the Hérault, is a former royal fortress transformed into a high school. A symbol of monarchy control, it dominates the historic centre of the city.

Tour
66230 Serralongue

The towers of Cabrenc are a medieval castle in 13th century ruins, located on the municipalities of Serralongue and Lamanère, in the Pyrénées-Orientales. This fortified site, with three towers, dominates a rocky spur in Occitanie.

Tour Carrée
30150 Roquemaure

The square tower of Roquemaure, a medieval vestige of the 12th-11th century, has dominated the city since a rocky spur. This historic monument, inscribed in 1957, bears witness to the former Comtal fortress and then royal fortress overlooking the Rhone in Occitanie.

Tour
46100 Cardaillac

The tower of Sagnes, built in the 13th century in Cardaillac (Lot), is a 21.5 m high square fortified tower, a key element of the medieval defensive system of the village, now classified as a historical monument.

Tour
46600 Floirac

The Floirac Tower is a medieval tower located in the rural commune of Floirac, Occitanie, on the causse of Gramat. Dating from the Middle Ages, it bears witness to the historic heritage of Quercy.

Redoute
66660 Port-Vendres

The Fanal dread is a 17th-century military work in Port Vendres, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, built by Vauban to defend the port and serve as a lighthouse.

Tour
31110 Oô

The signal tower of Castet d'Oo, built in the 10th and 11th centuries, is a historical monument located in Oo, in the Haute-Garonne. This square tower probably served as a watchtower in the Pyrenees.

Tour
66230 Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

The tower of Mir is a 13th-century signal tower, located in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in the Pyrénées-Orientales, overlooking the city at an altitude of 1,450 m.