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Origin and history

Préville Castle is a building located in the commune of Orthez, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The available sources do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history, limiting the information to its geographical location and its status as a monument. In the general historical context of New Aquitaine, castles have often played a central role in the social and military organization of the territories.

In Orthez, as in other cities in the region, these buildings could be used as a seigneurial residence, a place of defence or a symbol of power. Without specific data on Préville, it is difficult to assign a precise function to this monument, but its existence reflects the importance of the heritage built in this area for centuries.