Castle of Fourques

Castle of Fourques is a castle in Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie. Castle of Fourques is situated nearby to the castle Château de l’Engarran, as well as near the quarter Celleneuve.

Photo: Chateau de Fourques, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—noon and 3:00 PM—7:00 PM
Email: fourques@netcourrier.com
Type: Castle
Description: building and winery located in the commune of Juvignac, France
Also known as: “Au bonheur des dames”, “Carascaude”, “castle of Fourques”, “manso de Carascausas”, and “métairies de la Tour”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de l’Engarran and Château de Bionne.

Château de l’Engarran

Castle

Photo: Sacamol, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Château de l'Engarran is an 18th-century Montpellier folly in Hérault in France, on the road between Juvignac and Lavérune. It was built around 1750 on the site of a house dating to 1632. Château de l’Engarran is situated 380 metres south of Castle of Fourques.

Château de Bionne

Castle

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Château de Bionne is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km east of Castle of Fourques.

Château des évêques de Montpellier

Public building

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Château des évêques de Montpellier is a public building, which is situated 2 km south of Castle of Fourques.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Celleneuve and Saint Jean de Védas.

Celleneuve

Quarter

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Celleneuve is a part of Mosson neighbourhood, in the West of the city of Montpellier, Hérault, France. The place name can be translated as new cellar. It first appeared in Aniane's cartulary, written in 799, where it is mentioned that Benedict of Aniane created a priory, called Cella nova on the soil of Juvignac, even before the city of Montpellier was founded.

Saint Jean de Védas

Town

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Saint-Jean-de-Védas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Saint Jean de Védas is situated 3½ km southeast of Castle of Fourques.

Antigone

Quarter

Photo: Mystère B, CC BY 3.0.

Antigone is a neighbourhood of Montpellier, France, east of the city centre. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Antigone is situated 7 km east of Castle of Fourques.

Castle of Fourques

Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.60109° or 43° 36′ 4″ north

Longitude

3.80587° or 3° 48′ 21″ east

Open location code

8FM5JR24+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 322512909

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q19406874

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Castle of Fourques” goes by many names.

French: “château de Fourques”
French: “Château de Fourques”
Spanish: “castillo de Fourques”
Spanish: “Castillo de Fourques”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Château de Bionne and La Poste JUVIGNAC.

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