France · 13th century
The Château de Florac is a castle, originally built in the 13th century and then rebuilt in the 17th century, located in the French town of Florac, in Lozère, in south-central France.
It originally belonged to the Barony of Anduze and passed through a number of feudal families. The castle was entirely rebuilt in 1652 after the Wars of Religion. During the French Revolution, the castle was turned into a "salt loft" for storing salt. It was then used as a prison in the 19th century.
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Château de Florac ranks #5,306 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #470 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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