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    Chateau d’Allegre

    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”

    December 22, 2017November 6, 2018 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 20, 2017November 6, 2018 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 17, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 17, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 16, 2017December 21, 2017 by AFExploration

    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

    December 15, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 15, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 15, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 15, 2017December 22, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 15, 2017December 21, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 14, 2017December 22, 2017 by AFExploration

    Chavagnac

    Within the very small village of Chavagnac (Charente, Dept 16) sits these beautiful if somewhat empty houses. 2008

    December 14, 2017December 22, 2017 by AFExploration

    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”

    December 14, 2017 by AFExploration

    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

    December 14, 2017December 21, 2017 by AFExploration

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