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Origin and history

Senaud Castle is a monument located in the commune of Albon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The available sources do not specify its construction period or detailed architecture, limiting information to its geographical location and its status as a monument. In the general historical context of the region, castles have often played a central role in the social and economic organization of the territories.

In Albon, as in other rural communes, these buildings could be used as a seigneurial residence, a place of defence or a symbol of local power. Their presence generally reflected feudal or post-feudal dynamics, depending on the times.