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Miral Castle is a medieval building located in Bédouès, in the department of Lozère, in the Occitan region. Located in the heart of the Cevennes, it overlooks the confluence between the river of Rûnes and the Tarn, close to the 998 departmental road linking Florac to Pont-de-Montvert. This strategic positioning makes it a visible landmark in the Geneva landscape, marked by its medieval history and its role in the region.

The origins of the castle date back to the 13th century, although its present structure is mainly the result of the expansions made by the Malbosc de Miral family in the 16th and 17th centuries. These transformations gave it its present dimension, reflecting the influence and power of this local noble lineage. The French Revolution marked a tragic turning point: the owner family, succeeding the Malbosc de Miral, was condemned to death, and the castle, sold, gradually fell into ruins.

In the early 1980s, a private initiative allowed for the partial restoration of the castle, leading to its inscription in historical monuments in 1984. This late rescue preserved an emblematic architectural heritage of the Cevennes, while at the same time bearing witness to the historical upheavals that marked the Lozère, from the Ancien Régime to the contemporary period.

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