Tour de Ratières

The Tour de Ratières, built in the commune of Ratières in the north of the Drôme département of France, is a medieval tower once the keep of a castle. Approximately 15 metres high and hexagonal in plan, it overlooks the village and the surrounding plain.

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Type: Ruins
Description: medieval tower
Also known as: “Tour carolingienne” and “Tour de Ratieres”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Ratières and Église Saint-Avit de Saint-Avit.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Ratières

Church

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Ratières is a church, which is situated 570 metres southwest of Tour de Ratières.

Église Saint-Avit de Saint-Avit

Church

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Église Saint-Avit de Saint-Avit is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Tour de Ratières.

Église Saint-Étienne de Bathernay

Church

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Église Saint-Étienne de Bathernay is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Tour de Ratières.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Avit and Saint-Martin-d’Août.

Saint-Avit

Village

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Saint-Avit is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Saint-Avit was detached from the municipality of Ratières on November 15, 1869 and is located 17 km east of Saint-Vallier and 10 km north of Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse.