Registration for Historic Monuments 22 mars 2018 (≈ 2018)
Protection of the facades, roofs and enclosures of the castle.
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Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the castle of Avejan and, in total, the stairwell with the adjoining room called the guard room located on the ground floor, as well as the wall of enclosure with the building next to it and the ground of the plots, with the exception of the swimming pool, of the castle of Avejan, located rue du château, on plots B 645 to 650 and 127, as shown in red on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by decree of 22 March 2018.
Origin and history
The castle of Avejan is a building located in the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Maruejols-et-Avéjan, in the Gard department, in the Occitan region. This monument, whose exact period of construction is not specified in the available sources, was inscribed under the title of Historical Monuments by order of March 22, 2018. The protected elements include facades, roofs, a stairwell with a guard room, as well as the wall and floor of adjoining plots, with the exception of the swimming pool.
The castles of this region, often built between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, served as seigneurial residences or strategic defence points. They were usually surrounded by walls to protect the inhabitants from external attacks. In the local context, these monuments played a central role in social and economic organization, often hosting agricultural or artisanal activities related to rural life at the time.
The castle of Avejan, by its recent inscription, bears witness to the desire to preserve this architectural and historical heritage for future generations.
