Castles in Lozère

Château
48160 Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit

The Solier Castle, a 16th and 18th century building, is a fortified residence in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit, Lozère, with a dungeon and a defence system preserved after a fire in 1704.

48250 Luc

The castle of Luc, feudal ruin of the 6th-th century in Luc en Lozère, dominated the valley of the Allier and the Regordan Way. Former strategic fortress of Gevaudan, it was destroyed after 1630.

48400 Vebron

The castle of Salgas, located in Vebron en Lozère, is a historic monument inscribed since 1991, marked by the Camisards' War and linked to the Protestant history of Gevaudan.

Château fort
48500 Saint-Saturnin

The castle of Saint-Saturnin, a 13th century medieval fortress in Lozère, dominates the Causse de Sauveterre near Saint-Saturnin. Ranked a UNESCO heritage, it combines defensive architecture and Gevaudan history.

Canilhac

The castle of Canilhac, a 12th century medieval ruin in Lozère, now houses the town hall. Former Barony of Gevaudan, it dominates the eponymous commune in the Grand Causses.

Château fort
48600 Chambon-le-Château

The castle of Fort, built in the 14th and 17th centuries, dominates Chambon-le-Château in Lozère. This rare example of medieval Gevaudan architecture combines circular towers, machicolis and classical transformations, testifying to its noble and military history.

Château
48150 Meyrueis

Roquedols Castle, built in the 2nd quarter of the 16th century in Meyrueis (Occitanie), is a Renaissance monument in sandstone, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 2012. It now houses an information centre in the Cevennes National Park.

Château fort
48190 Allenc

The castle of Villaret, a feudal vestige of the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, stands in Allenc in Lozère. Today reduced to a tower, this former fortress houses exhibitions in the heart of the Villaret Valley Park.