Château du Villaret
Château du Villaret is an art gallery in Allenc, Arrondissement of Mende, Occitanie. Château du Villaret is situated nearby to the playground Tapis d’eau, as well as near the theme park Le Vallon du Villaret.Photo: Bbzarchi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Art gallery
- Description: French fortified castle from the 12th century of which only the keep remains
- Also known as: “La Tour du Villaret” and “Villaret tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château du Tournel and Eglise Saint-Pierre d’Allenc.
Château du Tournel
Castle
Photo: Sanguinez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château du Tournel is a ruined feudal castle in the commune of Saint-Julien-du-Tournel in the Lozère département of France. A former seat of the Barons of Tournel, one of the eight baronies of Gévaudan, it was destroyed during the French Wars of Religion by Huguenot troops under Matthieu Merle. Château du Tournel is situated 3½ km southeast of Château du Villaret.
Eglise Saint-Pierre d’Allenc
Church
Photo: GillesRsl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eglise Saint-Pierre d’Allenc is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Château du Villaret.
Église Saint-Julien de Saint-Julien-du-Tournel
Church
Photo: Toutaitanous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Julien de Saint-Julien-du-Tournel is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Château du Villaret.
Château du Villaret
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Allenc, Arrondissement of Mende, Lozère, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.52824° or 44° 31′ 42″ northLongitude
3.68811° or 3° 41′ 17″ eastLevels
4Open location code
8FP5GMHQ+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 292969219OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=galleryWikidata ID
Q2970987
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Château du Villaret” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Antic castell de Villaret (Alenc)”
- Catalan: “Antic castell de Villaret”
- French: “Château de Villaret”
- French: “château du Villaret”
- French: “tour du Villaret”
- German: “Château du Villaret”
- Turkish: “Villaret Kalesi”
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Highlights include Tapis d’eau and Le Vallon du Villaret.
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