Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in the Gard

Tower
30700 Uzès

The tower of the Duc d'Uzès mill, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, is a fortified barn located in Uzès, Occitanie, near an old water mill and an adjacent farm.

Tower
30190 Moussac

The Moussac seigneurial tower, built in the 12th century, is a medieval dungeon situated on a rocky hill overlooking the Gardon, in the village of Moussac in Occitanie. Symbol of feudal power, it bears witness to the defensive architecture of the time.

Tower
30610 Sauve

The tower of Môle, an ancient medieval seigneurial tower in Sauve en Occitanie, served as a water and defence point. Registered as a historical monument in 2004.

Tower
30330 Tresques

The watch tower of Tresques, built in the 12th century, is a medieval vestige located Church Square in Tresques (Gard), former dungeon of the local castrum.

Square Tower
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.

Tower
30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

The Philippe le Bel tower, a 14th century fortress in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard), is a 39-metre Gothic dungeon, symbol of medieval tensions between France and Avignon.

Tower
30000 Nîmes

The Magne Tower, an iconic Gallo-Roman building of Nîmes, overlooks the Fontaine Gardens. A majestic vestige of the ancient enclosure, it combines pre-Roman heritage and imperial architecture, culminating at 32.50 meters on Mount Cavalier.

Tower
30220 Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze

The Carbonnière Tower, built at the end of the 13th century near Aigues-Mortes, is a medieval stone watch tower located in Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, in the Gard. A key defensive work of the Petite Camargue, it controlled access to the fortified city.