Armand IV d’Alegre became Baron of Allegre in 1343, but in 1361, Arnaud attacked the chateau. Armand IV was killed during the siege by Thomas de La…… Read more “Chateau d’Allegre”
Tag: Townview
Goussainville – Village Fantôme
Goussainville was the site of the crash of the supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 during the 1973 Paris Air Show which led to the deaths of all six people…… Read more “Goussainville – Village Fantôme”
Champeix
The Château du Marchidial bears its name from the former Auvergne Marchidial, designating the market place, often under the protection of a Lord perceiving right on the…… Read more “Champeix”
Cucugnan
Cucuniano first mentioned in texts in the year 951, famous for the Chateau de Queribus, it itself also has a fruitful history, from the Xth century there…… Read more “Cucugnan”
Brusque
The small town of Brusque with its Xth century chateau and the ancient church tower ruines, sat above the old fortified town go back for hundreds of…… Read more “Brusque”
The Historical City of Nimes
Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire when it was called Nemausus. The city was located on the Via Domitia, a Roman road…… Read more “The Historical City of Nimes”
Chateau de Montaigut
The first traces of the Château de Montaigut date from the 10th century. Built on a rocky outcrop dominating the valley of the Dourdou de Camarès river,…… Read more “Chateau de Montaigut”
Chateau de Vendome
The Chateau de Vendome et Collègiale Saint Georges were both founded in the XIth century, both destroyed after the french revolution in around 1793/4 2012
Chateau de Villebois
In the centre of the old town, there is an old wooden covered market that dates back to the 16th century. It was restored in the 19th…… Read more “Chateau de Villebois”
L’isle Jourdain – Ancien Fortress and Eglise
It is a lord of the name of Jordan that the commune owes its name. Building his fortress in the XIIth century, on a small rock island…… Read more “L’isle Jourdain – Ancien Fortress and Eglise”
La Chapelle-Faucher
La Chapelle-Faucher to the north of the Dordogne was a commune of important affluence of the Drone. In the XIIth century, a monk named Fulchurius builds a…… Read more “La Chapelle-Faucher”
Segur-le-Chateau
Segur-le-Chateau is a commune in the department of Correze in central France. In the VIth century the area of Segur belongs to Aredius (death in 591 and…… Read more “Segur-le-Chateau”
Chateau de Saint-Martin – Laguepie
The Chateau de Saint-Martin sits on the outskirts of the small town of Laguepie in the Tarn et Garonne department. 1175, First writings mentioning the seigneur de…… Read more “Chateau de Saint-Martin – Laguepie”
Cheneche
A Chateau fort transformed but still visable in Cheneche (Vienne, 86) which seems to now be transformed into tready apartments, the local mairie and abit more. often…… Read more “Cheneche”
Chavagnac
Within the very small village of Chavagnac (Charente, Dept 16) sits these beautiful if somewhat empty houses. 2008
Chauvigny
Chauvigny is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. Chauvigny is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Poitiers by rail.…… Read more “Chauvigny”
Ammerschwihr
Ammerschwihr is in the Haut-Rhin department located on the Wine Road of the Alsace. Its main economical resources comes from that of wine-growing. 2011
