Donjons, towers, citadels and bastions in the Limousin

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23130 Puy-Malsignat

The Puy-Malsignat tower, the vestige of a 15th century medieval castle, is a cylindrical tower located in Puy-Malsignat, in Creuse (New Aquitaine).

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23700 Sermur

The remains of the tower of Sermur, located in New Aquitaine, are the last remains of a medieval feudal fortress destroyed at the beginning of the Hundred Years War. This historic monument offers an exceptional panorama of the Puy de Dome.

23190 Bellegarde-en-Marche

The Clock Tower, a 13th-century medieval vestige in Bellegarde-en-Marche (Creuse), is a remnant of the bastide walls, now home to the municipal clock.

23110 Chambonchard

The church of Saint Martin de Tours, a religious building of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, stands in Chambonchard en Creuse, famous for its classified medieval murals.

23500 Felletin

The old Felletin rampart tower, built between the 14th and 15th centuries, is a circular vestige of the medieval fortifications of this town of Creuse, in New Aquitaine. Its irregular trimming and mâchicoulis make it a rare testimony of the defensive systems of the time.

23190 Lupersat

The Monteil-Sugnet Chapel Tower, built at the beginning of the 16th century in Lupersat (New Aquitaine), is a seigneurial vestige housing a pigeon tree and marked by revolutionary history.

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87380 Château-Chervix

The tower of Château-Chervix, former 12th century Romanesque dungeon, dominates the town of Haute-Vienne. This military monument, classified in 1945, is one of the few well preserved quadrangular dungeons of the Limousin.

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87800 Janailhac

The tower of the Mazet de Janailhac, built in the 15th century, is a fortified house located in the commune of Janailhac, Haute-Vienne, integrated into a medieval historical estate.