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Château d'Apcher

France · 11th century

Founded
c. 1050
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit · classified historical monument
Location
Prunières
Coordinates
44.81639°, 3.32222°
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Château d'Apcher in France
Photo: Szeder László · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château d'Apcher is a ruined feudal castle in the commune of Prunières in the Lozère département of France. The castle was built and altered in the 11th century, with further building in the 12th and 14th centuries.

It was the ancient seat of the Marquis d'Apchier, one of the eight barons of Gévaudan. It was abandoned bit by bit during the 17th century. Today, it is a ruin with only the keep still intact.

Text adapted from “Château d'Apcher” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château d'Apcher ranks #7,185 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #662 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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